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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
George C. Homans
American sociologist (1910-1989).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
F. H. Bradley
British philosopher (1846–1924).
Born January 30th, 1846 in Clapham.
Died September 18th, 1924 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
British biologist (1942–2021).
Born October 21st, 1942 in London.
Died March 19th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Indian writer (1889–1976).
Born January 11th, 1898 in Sangli.
Died September 2nd, 1976 at 78 years old in Miraj.
John Walter Christie
Automotive engineer and inventor (1865-1944).
Born May 6th, 1865 in Campbell-Christie House.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 78 years old in Falls Church.
Arnold Kegel
American gynecologist (1894–1972).
Born February 24th, 1894 in Lansing.
Died March 1st, 1972 at 78 years old
Hans Gude
Norwegian painter (1825–1903).
Born March 13th, 1825 in Christiania.
Died August 17th, 1903 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Alex Hannum
American basketball player and coach (1923-2002).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
Mehtab
Hindi film actress.
Born April 28th, 1918 in Sachin.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid