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Dead at age 78
1,510 Notable deaths
Rosa Maria Sardà
Spanish actress.
Born July 30th, 1941 in Barcelona.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Barcelona (lymphoma). [ref]
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Tommy Ryan
American boxer.
Born March 31st, 1870 in Redwood.
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Van Nuys.
William A. Niskanen
American economist.
Born March 13th, 1933 in Bend.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Agatha Barbara
Maltese politician (1923-2002).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Żabbar.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 78 years old in Żabbar.
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
Archibald Garrod
British doctor (1857-1936).
Born November 25th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1936 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Don Taylor
Actor, director (1920-1998).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Freeport.
Died December 29th, 1998 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Gaafar Nimeiry
Sudanese president (1931-2009).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Omdurman.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Khartoum.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht