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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist (1912–1991).
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
Allan Kaprow
American artist (1927–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Atlantic City.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Louis Waldon
American film actor (1934-2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Modesto.
Died December 6th, 2013 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Imam (1869–1948).
Born June 18th, 1869 in Sanaa.
Died February 17th, 1948 at 78 years old in Sanaa. [ref]
Betty Furness
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator (1916-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1994 at 78 years old in New York City.
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet admiral (1910–1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Shabalala
Choir leader.
Born August 28th, 1941 in Ladysmith.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Pretoria (surgical complications).
Milena Dravić
Serbian actress (1940-2018).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Belgrade.
Died October 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Belgrade (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Georg Michaelis
German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936).
Born September 8th, 1857 in Chojnów.
Died July 24th, 1936 at 78 years old in Bad Saarow.
Patrick Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
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