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Dead at age 78
1,668 Notable deaths
Marion Barry
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1936-2014).
Born March 6th, 1936 in Itta Bena.
Died November 23rd, 2014 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Ruth Williams Khama
First lady of botswana (1923-2002).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Blackheath.
Died May 22nd, 2002 at 78 years old in Gaborone (esophageal cancer, Throat Cancer).
Bernhard Caesar Einstein
American physicist (1930-2008).
Born July 10th, 1930 in Dortmund.
Died September 30th, 2008 at 78 years old in Bern.
Earnie Shavers
American boxer.
Born August 31st, 1944 in Garland, Alabama.
Died September 1st, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Burt Munro
New zealand motorcycle racer.
Born March 25th, 1899 in Edendale.
Died January 6th, 1978 at 78 years old in Invercargill.
D. Ramanaidu
Multilingual indian film producer.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Karamchedu.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hyderabad.
Bud Abbott
American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974).
Born October 2nd, 1895 in Asbury Park.
Died April 24th, 1974 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Paul Alexander
American lawyer and polio survivor (1946–2024).
Born January 30th, 1946 in Dallas. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2024 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Indian scientist and statistician.
Born June 29th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died June 28th, 1972 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Romano Mussolini
Italian jazz pianist, painter, film producer, and the fourth child and youngest son of benito mussolini (1927–2006).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Forlì. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir