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Dead at age 78
1,678 Notable deaths
Montagu Stopford
British army general (1892-1971).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Hanover Square.
Died March 10th, 1971 at 78 years old in Chipping Norton.
Naresh Mehta
Indian writer (1922–2000).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Shajapur district.
Died November 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old
William Steinberg
American conductor (1899-1978).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Uccle.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Dimitar Peshev
Bulgarian politician (1894-1973).
Born June 25th, 1894 in Kyustendil.
Died February 25th, 1973 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Robert Ridgway
American ornithologist (1850-1929).
Born July 2nd, 1850 in Mount Carmel. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1929 at 78 years old in Olney. [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).
Eddie Bo
New orleans jazz musician (1930-2009).
Born September 20th, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died March 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Picayune (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harrington Emerson
American efficiency engineer and business theorist.
Born August 2nd, 1853 in Trenton.
Died September 2nd, 1931 at 78 years old in New York City.
Emil Konopinski
American physicist (1911–1990).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Michigan City.
Died May 26th, 1990 at 78 years old in Bloomington (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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