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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Artur Lemba
Estonian composer and pianist (1885-1963).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Tallinn.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Jacques Van Melkebeke
Painter, comic strip writer, journalist (1904-1983).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.
Leonardo Legaspi
Catholic bishop (1935–2014).
Born November 25th, 1935 in Meycauayan.
Died August 8th, 2014 at 78 years old in Manila (lung cancer).
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Vicente Risco
Galician intellectual.
Born September 30th, 1884 in Ourense. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1963 at 78 years old in Ourense (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Albert Dauzat
French linguist (1877-1955).
Born July 4th, 1877 in Guéret. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1955 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Géza Ottlik
Hungarian translator, writer, and contract bridge theorist.
Born May 9th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1990 at 78 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Wolfgang Jeschke
Writer, editor (1936–2015).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Děčín.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Munich (disease).
Naima Wifstrand
Actress.
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kungsholms parish.
Died October 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Mihailo Lalić
Montenegrin writer (1914-1992).
Born October 7th, 1914 in Trepča, Andrijevica. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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