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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Jaime Sabines
Mexican poet (1920–1999).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Died March 19th, 1999 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Herbert Brenon
Irish film director and screenwriter (1880-1958).
Born January 13th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Wacław Stachiewicz
Polish general (1894-1973).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died November 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Montreal.
Frank Campeau
Actor (1864-1943).
Born December 14th, 1864 in Detroit.
Died November 5th, 1943 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.
Peter Wilhelm Punk
Danish scientist (1801-1880).
Born June 14th, 1801 in Copenhagen.
Died May 25th, 1880 at 78 years old in Lagoa Santa.
Dorothy Dalton
American actress (1893–1972).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 78 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Dora Marsden
Feminist, journal editor, author (1882–1960).
Born March 5th, 1882 in Marsden. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dumfries. [ref]
James Ford Rhodes
United states historian (1848–1927).
Born May 1st, 1848 in Cleveland.
Died January 22nd, 1927 at 78 years old in Brookline.
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer (1851–1930).
Born August 23rd, 1851 in Birth house of Alois Jirásek. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town (senility, enlarged prostate). [ref]
Bernard E. Rollin
American philosopher (1943-2021).
Born February 18th, 1943 in New York City.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in Fort Collins.
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