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Dead at age 78
1,680 Notable deaths
Milly Witkop
Ukrainian-born jewish anarcho-syndicalist and feminist writer and activist.
Born March 1st, 1877 in Zlatopil. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1955 at 78 years old in Westchester County.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author.
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Ragnar Sohlman
Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant (1870–1948).
Born February 26th, 1870 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1948 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Beniamino Andreatta
Italian economist/politician (1928-2007).
Born August 11th, 1928 in Trento.
Died March 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Pavel Landovský
Czech actor, playwright and director (1936–2014).
Born September 11th, 1936 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2014 at 78 years old in Kytín (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hakkı Yeten
Turkish association football player (1910–1989).
Born December 3rd, 1910 in Edessa.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Raymond Abellio
French writer (1907–1986).
Born November 11th, 1907 in Toulouse.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in Nice.
Carlo Carretto
Italian catholic writer.
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Alessandria. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1988 at 78 years old in Spello. [ref]
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