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Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Ed Litzenberger
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 15th, 1932 in Neudorf.
Died November 1st, 2010 at 78 years old in Etobicoke. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Waltz
French cartoonist (1873-1951).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Colmar.
Died June 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Colmar.
Tommy Casey
Northern irish footballer (1930-2009).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Comber.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Somerset. [ref]
Larry Evans
American chess player.
Born March 22nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 78 years old in Reno. [ref]
Guy Bonnet
French singer and composer.
Born August 8th, 1945 in Avignon. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2024 at 78 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Stefan Themerson
Polish writer, philosopher and filmmaker (1910–1988).
Born January 25th, 1910 in Płock.
Died September 6th, 1988 at 78 years old in London.
Oscar Fulloné
Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017).
Born April 4th, 1939 in La Plata.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Casablanca (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Hjalmar Mellin
Finnish mathematician (1854-1933).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Liminka.
Died April 5th, 1933 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player (1915–1994).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements (1851–1930).
Born January 14th, 1851 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1930 at 78 years old in Bad Godesberg.
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