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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Felipe Quispe
Bolivian historian and politician.
Born August 22nd, 1942 in Achacachi.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in El Alto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Anselm Hollo
Finnish poet.
Born April 12th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 78 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Antonín Mrkos
Czech astronomer (1918-1996).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Střemchoví. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 78 years old in Prague.
Juan Carlos Corazzo
Uruguayan football player and manager (1907–1986).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old
Robert Pinget
Swiss writer (1919-1997).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Geneva. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Tours. [ref]
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
American radio pioneer.
Born February 14th, 1877 in Portland.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 78 years old in Newton.
Oskar von Miller
German engineer.
Born May 7th, 1855 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frederick George Jackson
British polar explorer.
Born March 6th, 1860 in Alcester. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1938 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Louis Béroud
French painter (1852-1930).
Born January 17th, 1852 in Lyon. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1930 at 78 years old in rue de la Convention. [ref]
Yitzhak-Meir Levin
Rabbi from ger, polish and israeli politician, signatory of the declaration of independence of the state of israel.
Born January 30th, 1893 in Góra Kalwaria. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1971 at 78 years old in Israel.
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