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Dead at age 78
1,595 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Buddy Hackett
American actor and comedian.
Born August 31st, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 78 years old in Malibu (diabetes). [ref]
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]
Steve Allen
American comedian, actor and musician (1921-2000).
Born December 26th, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 30th, 2000 at 78 years old in Encino (car collision).
Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017).
Born May 27th, 1939 in Floydada.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mobile (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Donald O'Connor
American dancer, singer, and actor.
Born August 25th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 78 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Kay Parker
English pornographic film actress.
Born August 28th, 1944 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Yvonne Craig
American actress and ballerina (1937-2015).
Born May 16th, 1937 in Taylorville.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Pacific Palisades (breast cancer). [ref]
B. J. Thomas
American recording artist; pop singer.
Born August 7th, 1942 in Hugo.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 78 years old in Arlington (lung cancer). [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson