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Dead at age 78

1,693 Notable deaths

Friedrich Georg Jünger

German writer.

Born September 1st, 1898 in Hanover. [ref]

Died July 20th, 1977 at 78 years old in Überlingen. [ref]

Marita Lindahl

Miss world 1957 (1938–2017).

Born October 17th, 1938 in Helsinki.

Died March 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Oxford.

Marc Bazin

President of haiti, a world bank official, former united nations functionary and haitian minister of finance and economy (1932-2010).

Born March 6th, 1932 in Saint-Marc.

Died June 16th, 2010 at 78 years old in Port-au-Prince (prostate cancer).

Alketas Panagoulias

Greek footballer (1934-2012).

Born May 30th, 1934 in Thessaloniki.

Died June 18th, 2012 at 78 years old in Fairfax County. [ref]

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod

Prime minister of romania (1872-1950).

Born February 27th, 1872 in Bobâlna.

Died March 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Sibiu.

Roger Apéry

Greek-french mathematician.

Born November 14th, 1916 in Rouen.

Died December 18th, 1994 at 78 years old in Caen (Parkinson's disease).

Fredi

Finnish singer.

Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Arthur Hoyt

Actor (1874-1953).

Born March 19th, 1874 in Georgetown.

Died January 4th, 1953 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.

Cesare Bonizzi

Italian capuchin friar and rock singer.

Born March 15th, 1946 in Offanengo.

Died November 19th, 2024 at 78 years old in Bergamo.

Robert Greig

American/australian actor (1879-1958).

Born December 27th, 1879 in Melbourne.

Died June 27th, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

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