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Dead at age 78
1,696 Notable deaths
Lajos Keresztes
Olympic wrestler (1900-1978).
Born April 30th, 1900 in Udvarhely County.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Herman Zanstra
Dutch astronomer (1894–1972).
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Heerenveen.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Haarlem.
Willy Schröder
Olympic athlete (1912-1990).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Magdeburg.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Gersfeld.
Brunello Spinelli
Italian water polo player (1939-2018).
Born May 26th, 1939 in Florence. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2018 at 78 years old in Florence (traffic collision). [ref]
Ryurik Lonin
Ethnographer (1930-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Kaskesoja.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Shyoltozero.
Léopold Gernaey
Belgian footballer (1927-2005).
Born February 25th, 1927.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 78 years old
Mahmoud Hassan
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 15th, 1919 in Cairo.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 78 years old
Tom Seeberg
Norwegian sport shooter (1860–1938).
Born February 17th, 1860 in Drammen.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 78 years old in Drammen.
François Gonnessiat
French astronomer.
Born May 22nd, 1856 in Mornay.
Died October 18th, 1934 at 78 years old in Algiers.
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
Hungarian sprint canoer.
Born May 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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