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Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Mário Coluna
Portuguese footballer (1935-2014).
Born August 6th, 1935 in Maputo.
Died February 25th, 2014 at 78 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Jonathan Riley-Smith
British historian.
Born June 27th, 1938 in Harrogate.
Died September 13th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Gerald Nye
American politician and antiwar activist (1892-1971).
Born December 19th, 1892 in Hortonville.
Died July 17th, 1971 at 78 years old in Brentwood (surgical complications).
Peter Lustig
German television presenter and author of children's books (1937–2016).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Bohmstedt (stomach cancer). [ref]
Bill Burgess
British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Rotherham.
Died July 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris.
George Ade
American writer, newspaper columnist and playwright (1866-1944).
Born February 9th, 1866 in Kentland.
Died May 16th, 1944 at 78 years old in Kentland.
Berry Kroeger
American actor (1912-1991).
Born October 16th, 1912 in San Antonio.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Henry Bergman
American actor (1868-1946).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died October 22nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Davíð Oddsson
Icelandic politician.
Born January 17th, 1948 in Reykjavík.
Died March 1st, 2026 at 78 years old in Skerjafjörður. [ref]
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