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Dead at age 78
1,695 Notable deaths
Nikolaos Georgantas
Athletics competitor (1878–1958).
Born March 12th, 1880 in Steno. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 78 years old in Athens.
Hans Schwartz
German footballer (1913-1991).
Born March 1st, 1913 in Germany.
Died May 31st, 1991 at 78 years old in Germany.
Manuel Alvar
Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist.
Born July 8th, 1923 in Benicarló. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Louis Abell
American rower (1884-1962).
Born July 21st, 1884 in Elizabeth.
Died October 25th, 1962 at 78 years old in Elizabeth.
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer.
Born May 18th, 1874 in Saint-Junien.
Died January 28th, 1953 at 78 years old in Varengeville-sur-Mer. [ref]
Marcello Mimmi
Catholic cardinal (1882-1961).
Born July 18th, 1882 in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Rome.
Eugen York
Film director, screenwriter (1912–1991).
Born November 26th, 1912 in Rybinsk.
Died November 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Émile Georget
French racing cyclist (1881–1960).
Born November 21st, 1881 in Bossay-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1960 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik
Russian writer, dramatist, poet and translator (1874–1952).
Born January 24th, 1874 in Moscow.
Died July 27th, 1952 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mordecai Seter
Israeli musician (1916-1994).
Born February 26th, 1916 in Novorossiysk.
Died August 8th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tel-Aviv.
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