Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Selena Royle
Actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Ernst Niekisch
German politician (1889-1967).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Trzebnica. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 78 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Ed McBain
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005).
Born October 15th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Weston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Kim Ki-young
South korean film director.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 78 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Vernon Lee
Essayist, short-story writer, activist.
Born October 14th, 1856 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1935 at 78 years old in Florence (disease). [ref]
Ginny Simms
American singer and actress.
Born May 25th, 1915 in San Antonio.
Died April 4th, 1994 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu