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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto rican musician (1935–2014).
Died April 17th, 2014 at 78 years old in Cupey (car collision).
George Vernon Hudson
English-born new zealand entomologist and astronomer (1867–1946).
Born April 20th, 1867 in London. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1946 at 78 years old in Karori. [ref]
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
German noble (1852-1931); grand duke from 1900 until 1918.
Born November 16th, 1852 in Oldenburg.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 78 years old in Rastede.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
German general (1889–1968).
Born June 15th, 1889 in Kołobrzeg.
Died March 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
Eve McVeagh
American actress (1919-1997).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Cincinnati.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Oleg Antonov
Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Troitsa.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Stanley Green
Human billboard, active in oxford st. (london) in the period 1968-1993.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harringay.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 78 years old in Northolt.
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Fannie Hurst
American novelist (1889–1968).
Born October 18th, 1889 in Hamilton.
Died February 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City.
Thomas Gore
American politician (1870-1949).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Webster County.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
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