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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Speaker of the federal parliament of somalia; acting president of somalia (1945–2024).
Born December 7th, 1945 in Afgooye.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Daniel Stern
American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic theorist (1934-2012).
Born August 16th, 1934 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Ole Torvalds
Finnish-swedish journalist and poet from finland (1916-1995).
Born August 4th, 1916 in Ekenäs.
Died February 8th, 1995 at 78 years old in Turku.
Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga
American samoan politician and governor.
Born August 12th, 1947 in Taʻū.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 78 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Luis Roldán
Spanish politician (1943–2022).
Born August 22nd, 1943 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2022 at 78 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Bruce Langhorne
American musician.
Born May 11th, 1938 in Tallahassee. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Venice (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Theophan the Recluse
Russian saint (1815–1894).
Born January 22nd, 1815 in Chernava.
Died January 18th, 1894 at 78 years old in Vysha.
Stanley Morison
Type designer (1889–1967).
Born May 6th, 1889 in London Borough of Redbridge.
Died November 11th, 1967 at 78 years old in London.
Ginny Simms
American singer and actress (1915–1994).
Born May 25th, 1915 in San Antonio.
Died April 4th, 1994 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
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