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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Géza von Radványi
Film director (1907–1986).
Born December 17th, 1907 in Košice.
Died November 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Alain Bosquet
French poet (1919-1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Leduc
Mexican film director (1942-2020).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Don McNeill
Us tennis player.
Born April 30th, 1918 in Chickasha.
Died November 28th, 1996 at 78 years old in Vero Beach.
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author.
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Oskar Pastior
German poet (1927–2006).
Born October 20th, 1927 in Sibiu.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Niels Helveg Petersen
Danish politician (1939-2017).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Odense.
Died June 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tullebølle Parish (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Willoughby James Hamilton
Irish tennis and badminton player (1864–1943).
Born December 9th, 1864 in Monasterevin.
Died September 27th, 1943 at 78 years old in Dundrum. [ref]
Tullio Lanese
Italian football referee (1947–2025).
Born January 10th, 1947 in Messina.
Died March 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Messina. [ref]
Yvan Delporte
Writer.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
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