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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Jimmy Fontana
Italian actor and musician.
Born November 13th, 1934 in Camerino. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2013 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Marthe Robin
French roman catholic mystic (1902-1981).
Born March 13th, 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
George B. Cortelyou
American politician (1862-1940).
Born July 26th, 1862 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1940 at 78 years old in Long Island.
Abba P. Lerner
American economist (1903-1982).
Born October 28th, 1903 in Bessarabia Governorate. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
Oleg Antonov
Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Troica.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Laurel Aitken
Singer.
Born April 22nd, 1927 in Havana. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Leicester (myocardial infarction).
Angelina Weld Grimké
American writer.
Born February 27th, 1880 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1958 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marian Nixon
Actress.
Born October 20th, 1904 in Superior. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Viktors Arājs
Latvian ss officer (1910-1988).
Born January 13th, 1910 in Baldone Parish.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Kassel.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci