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Dead at age 78
1,510 Notable deaths
George Ade
American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright.
Born February 7th, 1866 in Kentland.
Died May 16th, 1944 at 78 years old in Kentland.
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist.
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
Len Shackleton
English footballer (1922-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1922 in Bradford.
Died November 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Grange-over-Sands.
Maurice André
French trumpeter born in occitania (1933-2012).
Born May 21st, 1933 in Alès. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bayonne. [ref]
Henry Bergman
American actor (1868-1946).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died October 22nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan Baker
English mathematician.
Born August 19th, 1939 in London.
Died February 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Cambridge (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
A. Edward Sutherland
Actor, film director (1895-1973).
Born January 5th, 1895 in London.
Died December 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
Bobby Campbell
English footballer and manager (1937-2015).
Born April 23rd, 1937 in Liverpool.
Died November 6th, 2015 at 78 years old in England. [ref]
Louis Fieser
American organic chemist.
Born April 7th, 1899 in Columbus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1977 at 78 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Conrad Richter
American novelist.
Born October 13th, 1890 in Pine Grove.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Pottsville.
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