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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Hans Christian Blech
German actor (1915-1993).
Born February 20th, 1915 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1993 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Julie Garwood
American writer.
Born December 26th, 1944 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2023 at 78 years old in Leawood. [ref]
Harold Hotelling
American economist and statistician (1895-1973).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Fulda.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 78 years old in Chapel Hill.
Viktor Chernov
Russian politician (1873-1952).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Kamyshin.
Died April 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in New York City.
William James Mayo
American surgeon (1861-1939).
Born June 29th, 1861 in Le Sueur.
Died July 28th, 1939 at 78 years old in Rochester (stomach cancer).
Pierre Gemayel
Lebanese politician (1905-1984).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Bikfaya.
Died August 29th, 1984 at 78 years old in Bikfaya. [ref]
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenist.
Born August 8th, 1857 in Fairfield. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1935 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878-1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Bill Reid
Canadian sculptor, jeweler, painter (1920-1998).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease).
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