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Dead at age 78

1,510 Notable deaths

Alexander Tcherepnin

American composer (1899-1977).

Born January 8th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died September 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Hazel Brooks

American actress (1924-2002).

Born September 8th, 1924 in Cape Town.

Died September 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bel Air.

Paul Reeves

New zealand viceroy, cleric (1932-2011).

Born December 6th, 1932 in Wellington.

Died August 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Auckland (cancer). [ref]

Paul Smith

American film composer, violinist, conductor (1906–1985).

Born October 30th, 1906 in Houghton County.

Died January 25th, 1985 at 78 years old in Glendale (Alzheimer's disease).

Philip Whalen

American poet.

Born October 20th, 1923 in Portland. [ref]

Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Francisco. [ref]

Dennis Ralston

Us tennis player.

Born July 27th, 1942 in Bakersfield.

Died December 6th, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (cancer). [ref]

Joseph W. Barr

American politician (1918-1996).

Born January 17th, 1918 in Bicknell.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Playa del Carmen.

Mario Merz

Italian artist, painter and sculptor (1925-2003).

Born January 1st, 1925 in Milan. [ref]

Died November 9th, 2003 at 78 years old in Turin. [ref]

Toshihiko Izutsu

Japanese author of many books on islam and other religions.

Born May 4th, 1914 in Tokyo.

Died January 7th, 1993 at 78 years old

Lars Hanson

Swedish film and stage actor (1886-1965).

Born July 26th, 1886 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. [ref]

Died April 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]

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