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Dead at age 78
1,694 Notable deaths
Peter Landin
British computer scientist (1930-2009).
Born June 5th, 1930 in Sheffield.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in England.
Jean-Pierre Coffe
French food critic, actor, writer and comedian.
Born March 24th, 1938 in Lunéville.
Died March 29th, 2016 at 78 years old in Lanneray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Cy Denneny
Canadian ice hockey player (1891–1970).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Farran's Point.
Died September 10th, 1970 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Dhani Ram Chatrik
Punjabi poet (1876-1954).
Born October 4th, 1876 in Sheikhupura.
Died December 18th, 1954 at 78 years old in Amritsar.
Harald Reinl
Austrian director (1908-1986).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1986 at 78 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician (1940–2019).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Venice.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Venice (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Sergey Malyutin
Russian artist (1859-1937).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died December 6th, 1937 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mike Troy
American swimmer (1940–2019).
Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
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