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Dead at age 78

1,608 Notable deaths

Claus Holm

German actor (1918-1996).

Born August 4th, 1918 in Bochum. [ref]

Died September 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Berlin.

Jesper Langberg

Danish actor (1940–2019).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died June 29th, 2019 at 78 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Eugen Wüster

Industrialist and terminologist (1898–1977).

Born October 10th, 1898 in Wieselburg.

Died March 29th, 1977 at 78 years old in Vienna.

Thierry Maulnier

French writer (1909–1988).

Born October 1st, 1909 in Alès.

Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette.

Albert Filozov

Soviet and russian actor (1937-2016).

Born June 25th, 1937 in Yekaterinburg.

Died April 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Volodymyr Sabodan

Head of the ukrainian orthodox church (moscow patriarchate) (uoc-mp).

Born November 23rd, 1935 in Khmelnytskyi.

Died July 5th, 2014 at 78 years old in Kyiv (cancer). [ref]

Georg Malmstén

Finnish actor and musician (1902-1981).

Born June 27th, 1902 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died May 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Helsinki.

Roger Bissière

French painter (1886-1964).

Born September 22nd, 1886 in Villeréal.

Died December 2nd, 1964 at 78 years old in Marminiac.

Pleun Strik

Dutch footballer.

Born May 27th, 1944 in Rotterdam.

Died July 14th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]

Louis Martin

British weightlifter (1936-2015).

Born November 11th, 1936 in Kingston.

Died January 16th, 2015 at 78 years old in Heanor (cancer). [ref]

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