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Dead at age 78
1,692 Notable deaths
Douglas Lowe
British athletes.
Born August 7th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Cranbrook.
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Fritz Kortner
Actor; theatre director.
Born May 12th, 1892 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Tony Garnier
French architect.
Born August 13th, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 78 years old in Roquefort-la-Bédoule. [ref]
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet.
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Louisiana.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Heinrich Schnee
German politician (1871-1949).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Haldensleben station.
Died June 23rd, 1949 at 78 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist.
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Billingham. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2004 at 78 years old in Wiltshire (cardioplegia). [ref]
Hans van Mierlo
Dutch politician (1931-2010).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Breda.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (liver disease). [ref]
Alex Thomson
British cinematographer.
Born January 12th, 1929 in London.
Died June 14th, 2007 at 78 years old in Chertsey.
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