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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist (1892–1970).
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal.
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Princeton.
Abba P. Lerner
American economist (1903-1982).
Born October 28th, 1903 in Novoselytsia, Bessarabia Governorate.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tallahassee.
Colin Blakemore
British neurobiologist (1944–2022).
Born June 1st, 1944 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Died June 27th, 2022 at 78 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Erich Fuchs
Holocaust perpetrator (1913-1980).
Born April 9th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1980 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
ʻAkilisi Pohiva
15th prime minister of tonga (1941–2019).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Fakakakai. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2019 at 78 years old in Auckland City Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Mari Aldon
American actress (1925-2004).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Tauragė.
Died October 31st, 2004 at 78 years old in Las Vegas.
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
George Borrow
English author (1803–1881).
Born July 5th, 1803 in Dereham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in Lowestoft. [ref]
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