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Dead at age 78
1,695 Notable deaths
Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Ukrainian politician.
Born October 11th, 1942 in Teklivka.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Ilmar Laaban
Estonian poet and publicist, working in sweden (1921-2000).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2000 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Nienke van Hichtum
Frisian dutch children's author (1860–1939).
Born February 13th, 1860 in Nes.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 78 years old in Hilversum.
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Hans Joachim Moser
German musicologist.
Born May 25th, 1889 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hilda Strike
Athletics competitor.
Born September 1st, 1910 in Montreal.
Died March 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Anatoli Bashashkin
Soviet footballer (1924-2002).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Reutov.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Anne Cuneo
Swiss journalist (1936-2015).
Born September 6th, 1936 in Paris.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 78 years old
Ives Roqueta
French writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Sète.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 78 years old in Saint-Affrique.
Stevan Raičković
Serbian poet (1928–2007).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Neresnica.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
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