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Dead at age 78
1,668 Notable deaths
Maria Rasputin
Daughter of grigori rasputin; memoirist, circus performer.
Born March 29th, 1899 in Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1977 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Manorama
Indian actress (1937-2015).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Mannargudi.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Dirk Bogarde
British actor (1922-1999).
Born March 28th, 1921 in West Hampstead. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1999 at 78 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mac Davis
American songwriter, singer and actor (1942-2020).
Born January 21st, 1942 in Lubbock.
Died September 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (surgical complications). [ref]
Dietrich Mateschitz
Austrian businessman.
Born May 20th, 1944 in Sankt Marein im Mürztal.
Died October 22nd, 2022 at 78 years old in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut. [ref]
Umberto II of Italy
Lieutenant of the kingdom of italy and last king of italy.
Born September 15th, 1904 in Racconigi.
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Durango. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure). [ref]
Steve Allen
American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000).
Born December 26th, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Encino (heart failure, car collision).
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
United states army general (1934–2012).
Born August 22nd, 1934 in Trenton.
Died December 27th, 2012 at 78 years old in Tampa (pneumonia).
Lawrence Durrell
British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.
Born February 27th, 1912 in Jalandhar. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sommières (stroke). [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi