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Dead at age 78
1,674 Notable deaths
Homayoun Ershadi
Iranian actor (1947–2025).
Born March 26th, 1947 in Isfahan.
Died November 11th, 2025 at 78 years old (cancer). [ref]
Rensis Likert
American statistician.
Born August 5th, 1903 in Cheyenne.
Died September 3rd, 1981 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
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). [ref]
Dominique Venner
French journalist and essayist.
Born April 16th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Notre-Dame de Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Rudolf Laban
Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.
Sakae Ōba
Imperial japanese army officer (1914-1992).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Gamagōri.
Died June 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Gamagōri.
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]
Francis George
Catholic cardinal (1937–2015).
Born January 16th, 1937 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer). [ref]
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Charles Robert Knight
American artist (1874-1953).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn.
Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
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