Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 78
10 Notable deaths
Manorama
Indian actress (1937–2015).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Mannargudi.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Victoria de Durango.
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure).
Anthony Geary
American actor (1947-2025).
Born May 29th, 1947 in Coalville.
Died December 14th, 2025 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (surgical complications). [ref]
Donald O'Connor
American dancer, singer, and actor (1925-2003).
Born August 25th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 78 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Kay Parker
English pornographic film actress.
Born August 28th, 1944 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sarah Bernhardt
French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923).
Born October 22nd, 1844 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1923 at 78 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure, uremia). [ref]
Lawrence Durrell
British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990).
Born February 27th, 1912 in Jalandhar.
Died November 8th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sommières (stroke).
Willy Brandt
German politician (spd), chancellor of west germany (1969–1974) and nobel peace prize laureate.
Born December 18th, 1913 in Lübeck, Sankt Lorenz.
Died October 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Unkel (colorectal cancer).
Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017).
Born May 27th, 1939 in Floydada. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mobile (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Yvonne Craig
American actress (1937–2015).
Born May 16th, 1937 in Taylorville.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Pacific Palisades (breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 2168
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw