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Dead at age 78

1,600 Notable deaths

Gusti Huber

Actress.

Born July 27th, 1914 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]

Died July 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]

Luther Dixon

American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor (1931-2009).

Born August 7th, 1931 in Jacksonville.

Died October 22nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]

Fu Zuoyi

Chinese politician (1895-1974).

Born June 2nd, 1895 in Wanrong County.

Died April 19th, 1974 at 78 years old in Beijing.

Jack Smight

American film director (1925-2003).

Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis. [ref]

Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Granville Bantock

British composer and conductor (1868-1946).

Born August 7th, 1868 in London.

Died October 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in London.

John Konrads

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1942-2021).

Born May 21st, 1942 in Riga.

Died April 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Brisbane. [ref]

C. K. Williams

American poet and critic (1936-2015).

Born November 4th, 1936 in Newark. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hopewell (cancer). [ref]

Anne Dallas Dudley

American women's suffrage activist (1876-1955).

Born November 13th, 1876 in Nashville.

Died September 13th, 1955 at 78 years old in Belle Meade.

Shirley Strickland

Australian hurdler and sprinter.

Born July 18th, 1925 in Northam.

Died February 11th, 2004 at 78 years old in Perth (myocardial infarction, stroke).

Masakazu Kawabe

Japanese general (1886-1965).

Born December 5th, 1886 in Toyama Prefecture.

Died March 2nd, 1965 at 78 years old

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