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Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Blas Roca Calderio
Cuban politician.
Born July 24th, 1908 in Manzanillo.
Died April 26th, 1987 at 78 years old in Havana.
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist.
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Chicago, Princeton. [ref]
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Gatchina.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 78 years old in London.
Pavel Popovich
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born October 5th, 1930 in Uzyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2009 at 78 years old in Gurzuf (stroke). [ref]
Thomas A. Steitz
American biochemist.
Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Henri Gouraud
French military general.
Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Betty Blythe
ِamerican actress.
Born September 1st, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Prince Elias, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Pretender to the throne of parma.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Biarritz.
Died June 27th, 1959 at 78 years old in Friedberg.
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