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Dead at age 78
1,669 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]
Islam Karimov
1st president of the republic of uzbekistan (1938–2016).
Born January 30th, 1938 in Samarkand. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Tashkent (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Marc Rich
American commodities trader (1934–2013).
Born December 18th, 1934 in Antwerp.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 78 years old in Lucerne (stroke).
Carmine Coppola
Composer from the united states (1910-1991).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Northridge (heart failure). [ref]
George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959).
Born December 31st, 1880 in Uniontown.
Died October 16th, 1959 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Charles Boyer
French actor (1899-1978).
Born August 28th, 1899 in Figeac. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1978 at 78 years old in Phoenix (drug overdose). [ref]
Christiaan Barnard
South african cardiac surgeon.
Born November 8th, 1922 in Beaufort West.
Died September 2nd, 2001 at 78 years old in Paphos (asthma).
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.
Reinhold Niebuhr
American protestant theologian (1892–1971).
Born June 21st, 1892 in Wright City. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1971 at 78 years old in Stockbridge. [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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