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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Wife of miguel i of portugal (1831–1909).
Born April 3rd, 1831 in Kleinheubach.
Died December 16th, 1909 at 78 years old in Ryde.
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist (1929–2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
Malcolm Wallop
American politician (1933-2011).
Born February 27th, 1933 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Big Horn. [ref]
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
Joseph P. Bradley
Associate justice of the us supreme court (1813–1892).
Born March 14th, 1813 in Berne. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1892 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Naoto Tajima
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field) (1912–1990).
Born August 15th, 1912 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died December 4th, 1990 at 78 years old in Iwakuni.
Tully Marshall
American actor (1864–1943).
Born April 10th, 1864 in Nevada City.
Died March 10th, 1943 at 78 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Derek Mahon
Irish poet (1941–2020).
Born November 23rd, 1941 in Belfast.
Died October 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Cork (disease). [ref]
Rajani Palme Dutt
British communist and journalist (1896–1974).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Cambridge.
Died December 20th, 1974 at 78 years old in London.
Darrall Imhoff
American basketball player (1938-2017).
Born October 11th, 1938 in San Gabriel. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bend (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare