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Dead at age 78
1,598 Notable deaths
Pierre Gemayel
Lebanese politician (1905-1984).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Bikfaya.
Died August 29th, 1984 at 78 years old in Bikfaya.
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).
Sydney Bromley
British actor.
Born July 24th, 1909 in London.
Died August 14th, 1987 at 78 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Akiba Rubinstein
Russian-polish chess player.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Stawiski. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in City of Brussels, Antwerp.
Ron Clarke
Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gold Coast (kidney failure). [ref]
Robby Müller
Dutch cinematographer.
Born April 4th, 1940 in Willemstad.
Died July 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
William Frederick Friedman
American cryptologist (1891–1969).
Born September 24th, 1891 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
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