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Dead at age 78
1,674 Notable deaths
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist.
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Chicago, Princeton. [ref]
Abba P. Lerner
American economist (1903-1982).
Born October 28th, 1903 in Novoselytsia, Bessarabia Governorate.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tallahassee.
ʻAkilisi Pohiva
15th prime minister of tonga.
Born April 7th, 1941 in Fakakakai. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2019 at 78 years old in Auckland City Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Mari Aldon
American actress (1925-2004).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Tauragė.
Died October 31st, 2004 at 78 years old in Las Vegas.
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]
Thomas A. Steitz
American biochemist.
Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Laurel Aitken
Singer.
Born April 22nd, 1927 in Havana. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Leicester (myocardial infarction).
José Antonio Abreu Anselmi ( La estrella de la música)
Venezuelan musician (1939-2018).
Died March 24th, 2018 at 78 years old in Caracas.
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