Dead at age 78
1,494 Notable deaths
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Tony Burton
American actor.
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Flint.
Died February 25th, 2016 at 78 years old in Riverside County (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerry Jeff Walker
American singer (1942-2020).
Born March 16th, 1942 in Oneonta.
Died October 23rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Austin (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Burt Munro
New zealand motorcycle racer.
Born March 25th, 1899 in Edendale.
Died January 6th, 1978 at 78 years old in Invercargill.
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Jiro Horikoshi
Japanese engineer.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Fujioka.
Died January 11th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
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]
Jeanne Crain
American actress (1925-2003).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Barstow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Camille Claudel
French sculptor.
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet. [ref]
John Thompson
American basketball player and coach (1941-2020).
Born October 28th, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 2020 at 78 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy