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Dead at age 78
1,603 Notable deaths
Gene Littles
American basketball player and coach (1943-2021).
Born June 29th, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 9th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Dora Marsden
Feminist, journal editor, author.
Born March 5th, 1882 in Marsden. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dumfries. [ref]
John Dempsey
Irish footballer and manager (1946–2024).
Born March 15th, 1946 in Hampstead.
Died November 6th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1900 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 78 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Mike Troy
American swimmer (1940–2019).
Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Piero Cappuccilli
Italian baritone (1929–2005).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2005 at 78 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician (1940–2019).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Venice.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Venice (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Edmond Jabès
French writer and poet.
Born April 14th, 1912 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1991 at 78 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bai Guang
Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999).
Born June 27th, 1921 in Beijing.
Died August 27th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kuala Lumpur (colorectal cancer).
Albert Lord
American academic (1912-1991).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Boston.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
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