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Dead at age 78
1,694 Notable deaths
Bertus Aafjes
Dutch poet and writer (1914-1993).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 78 years old in Swolgen (cancer). [ref]
Toshizō Nishio
Japanese general (1881–1960).
Born October 31st, 1881 in Tottori.
Died October 26th, 1960 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Oscar Branch Colquitt
American politician (1861-1940).
Born December 16th, 1861 in Camilla.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Dallas.
Terele Pávez
Spanish actress.
Born July 29th, 1939 in Bilbao.
Died August 11th, 2017 at 78 years old in Madrid (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ina Boyle
Irish composer (1889-1967).
Born March 8th, 1889 in Enniskerry.
Died March 10th, 1967 at 78 years old in Greystones (cancer).
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1965).
Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist (1905–1984).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Celso Bugallo Aguiar
Spanish actor.
Born March 12th, 1947 in Lagarei.
Died December 20th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]
Chandralekha
Indian dancer and choreographer (1928–2006).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Maharashtra.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Aleksei Petrenko
Ukrainian, soviet and russian actor (1938-2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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