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Dead at age 78
1,674 Notable deaths
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Gabriel Hanot
French footballer (1889-1968).
Born November 6th, 1889 in Arras.
Died August 10th, 1968 at 78 years old in Wangenbourg-Engenthal.
Angelina Weld Grimké
American poet, playwright, and journalist (1880–1958).
Born February 27th, 1880 in Boston.
Died June 10th, 1958 at 78 years old in New York City.
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.
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
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]
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Luis Roldán
Spanish politician.
Born August 22nd, 1943 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2022 at 78 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Stanley Morison
Type designer.
Born May 6th, 1889 in London Borough of Redbridge. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1967 at 78 years old in London. [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.
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