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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Prabir Ghosh
Indian writer & rationalist.
Born March 1st, 1945 in Umedpur.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 78 years old in South Dum Dum.
Percy Sykes
British general, diplomat and scholar (1867–1945).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Brompton.
Died June 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in London.
Eliseu Visconti
Brazilian painter (1866-1944).
Born July 30th, 1866 in Giffoni Valle Piana.
Died October 15th, 1944 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Stephen Schwartz
American pathologist and medical doctor.
Born January 1st, 1942.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Seattle (COVID-19). [ref]
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1882–1961).
Born December 5th, 1882.
Died April 11th, 1961 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Willem Elsschot
Flemish writer (1882–1960).
Born May 7th, 1882 in Antwerp.
Died May 31st, 1960 at 78 years old in Antwerp (cancer).
Jean Gottmann
French geographer (1915–1994).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Sarah Kirsch
German poet (1935–2013).
Born April 16th, 1935 in Limlingerode.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 78 years old in Heide.
Matthew Stirling
American mesoamericanist (1896–1975).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Salinas.
Died January 23rd, 1975 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kâzım Orbay
3rd chief of the general staff of the turkish armed forces from 1944 to 1946.
Born March 11th, 1886 in İzmir.
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 78 years old in Ankara (stomach cancer).
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