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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1908-1988).
Born March 4th, 1910 in Riyadh.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in Riyadh.
Sakae Ōba
Imperial japanese army officer (1914-1992).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Gamagōri-shi.
Died June 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Gamagōri-shi.
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 (1938–2017).
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.
Akiba Rubinstein
Russian-polish chess player.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Stawiski. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in Brussels, Antwerp.
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..
Gustav Noske
German politician (1868-1946).
Born July 9th, 1868 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died November 30th, 1946 at 78 years old in Hanover (stroke).
Traian Vuia
Romanian aviation pioneer (1872–1950).
Born August 17th, 1872 in Surducu Mic.
Died September 3rd, 1950 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
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