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Dead at age 78
2,163 Notable deaths
Nathaniel P. Banks
American politician of massachusetts and general of the union army (1816-1894).
Born January 30th, 1816 in Waltham.
Died September 1st, 1894 at 78 years old in Waltham.
Bridget Dowling
Adolf hitler's sister-in-law via her marriage to alois hitler, jr..
Born July 3rd, 1891 in Dublin.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 78 years old in Long Island.
Doug Ingle
American singer (1945–2024).
Born September 9th, 1945 in Omaha.
Died May 24th, 2024 at 78 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Ted Fujita
Japanese-american severe storms researcher.
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Sone.
Died November 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Elizabeth David
British cookery writer (1913–1992).
Born December 26th, 1913 in Folkington.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 78 years old in London.
James B. Weaver
American politician (1833–1912).
Born June 12th, 1833 in Dayton.
Died February 12th, 1912 at 78 years old in Des Moines.
Peter Mayle
British writer (1939-2018).
Born June 14th, 1939 in Oxshott.
Died January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Rani Gaidinlu
Indian independence activist (1915–1993).
Born January 26th, 1915 in British Raj.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 78 years old in Manipur.
Meher Ali Shah
Sufi scholar and a mystic punjabi poet (1859–1937).
Born April 14th, 1859 in Golra Sharif.
Died May 11th, 1937 at 78 years old in Golra Sharif.
Connie Hines
American actress (1931-2009).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Dedham.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
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