Famous people who died at 78

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 78 years old.

The list below is ordered by the person's date of death.

Andrew Jackson

US President Deceased
Died on Jun 8, 1845, at the age of 78.

Mahatma Gandhi

Activist Deceased
Died on Jan 30, 1948, at the age of 78.
Assassinated.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

US President Deceased
Died on Mar 28, 1969, at the age of 78.
Congestive heart failure.

Dean Martin

Singer Deceased
Died on Dec 25, 1995, at the age of 78.
Lung cancer.

Statistics about the 78-year-olds above

Statistics about the 4 celebrity deaths above:

100% of the deaths in the 78 age group were male.
These deaths make up 1% of our database (4/663).
25% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Out of the 4 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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