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Dead at age 78
1,596 Notable deaths
Om Prakash
Indian actor.
Born December 19th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
Alexander Calder
American artist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Philadelphia, Lawnton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
2nd prime minister of the united arab emirates and sheikh of dubai (1912-1990).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Dubai.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 78 years old in Dubai.
Hugh Masekela
South african jazz trumpeter.
Born April 4th, 1939 in Witbank.
Died January 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Johannesburg (prostate cancer). [ref]
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).
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