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Dead at age 78
1,676 Notable deaths
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]
Lilia Prado
Mexican actress (1928-2006).
Born March 30th, 1928 in Sahuayo Municipality. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 78 years old in Mexico City (kidney failure). [ref]
Tommy Ryan
American boxer.
Born March 31st, 1870 in Redwood.
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Van Nuys.
Valentin Rasputin
Soviet and russian writer.
Born March 15th, 1937 in Ust'-Uda. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Masayuki Uemura
Japanese game hardware designer.
Born June 20th, 1943 in Tokyo.
Died December 6th, 2021 at 78 years old in Akita. [ref]
Joseph Canteloube
French composer and musicologist (1879-1957).
Born October 21st, 1879 in Annonay. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Grigny.
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.
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]
Marcello Piacentini
Italian architect (1881-1960).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Rome.
Died May 19th, 1960 at 78 years old in Rome.
Philip Whalen
American poet (1923–2002).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Portland.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Francisco.
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