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Dead at age 78
1,680 Notable deaths
Luca Beltrami
Italian architect (1854-1933).
Born November 13th, 1854 in Milan.
Died August 8th, 1933 at 78 years old in Rome.
Antonín Mrkos
Czech astronomer (1918–1996).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Střemchoví. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 78 years old in Prague.
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Gerd Albrecht
German conductor.
Born July 19th, 1935 in Essen. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2014 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Lothar Späth
German politician of the cdu (1937-2016).
Born November 16th, 1937 in Sigmaringen.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Stuttgart (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Nino Taranto
Italian actor (1907-1986).
Born August 28th, 1907 in Naples.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Naples.
Kiril Dojčinovski
Macedonian footballer (1943–2022).
Born October 17th, 1943 in Skopje.
Died August 10th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Dennis Wilshaw
English footballer (1926-2004).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died May 10th, 2004 at 78 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction).
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