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Dead at age 78
1,600 Notable deaths
Kim Ki-young
South korean film director (1919–1998).
Born October 10th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Vernon Lee
Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died February 13th, 1935 at 78 years old in Florence (disease).
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]
Ivan Galamian
American musician.
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 78 years old in New York City.
Archie Williams
American sprinter.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Oakland.
Died June 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Fairfax.
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Speaker of the federal parliament of somalia; acting president of somalia (1945–2024).
Born December 7th, 1945 in Afgooye.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Isang Yun
Korean-born german composer (1917-1995).
Born September 17th, 1917 in South Korea, South Gyeongsang.
Died November 3rd, 1995 at 78 years old in Berlin.
André Glucksmann
French philosopher.
Born June 19th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2015 at 78 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
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