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Dead at age 78
1,695 Notable deaths
Eugene Augustin Lauste
French inventor.
Born January 17th, 1857 in Montmartre.
Died June 27th, 1935 at 78 years old in Montclair.
Naima Wifstrand
Actress.
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kungsholms parish.
Died October 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Marcel Prévost
French writer (1862-1941).
Born May 1st, 1862 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1941 at 78 years old in Vianne. [ref]
Wolfgang Helck
German egyptologist (1914-1993).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Friedrich Salomon Krauss
Austrian-jewish sexologist.
Born October 7th, 1859 in Požega.
Died May 30th, 1938 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Horace Chilton
American politician (1853-1932).
Born December 29th, 1853 in Tyler. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1932 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Imre Földi
Hungarian weightlifter (1938-2017).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Kecskemét.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Vadym Meller
Painter (1884-1962).
Born April 26th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Dominic Ekandem
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 23rd, 1917 in Nigeria.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 78 years old in Abuja.
Artur Lemba
Estonian composer and pianist (1885-1963).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Tallinn.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
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