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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Stanley Anderson
American actor (1939-2018).
Born October 23rd, 1939 in Billings.
Died June 24th, 2018 at 78 years old in Santa Rosa (brain cancer). [ref]
Jack Twyman
American basketball player.
Born May 21st, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 78 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist (1875-1953).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Freising. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Eoin MacNeill
Irish politician and scholar (1867-1945).
Born May 15th, 1867 in Glenarm. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Milt Kahl
American animator (1909-1987).
Born March 22nd, 1909 in San Francisco.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 78 years old in Mill Valley (pneumonia).
Hannu Mikkola
Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1983 world rally championship for drivers.
Born May 24th, 1942 in Joensuu.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Sakae Ōba
Imperial japanese army officer (1914-1992).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Gamagōri.
Died June 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Gamagōri.
David Opatoshu
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 30th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1996 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dan Curtis
American director and producer of television and film.
Born August 12th, 1927 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Brentwood (brain cancer). [ref]
Allan Kaprow
American artist (1927–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
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