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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Henri Debehogne
Astronomer.
Born December 30th, 1928 in Maillen.
Died December 9th, 2007 at 78 years old in Uccle.
David Jones
Painter and british modernist poet (1895-1974).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Brockley.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 78 years old in Harrow.
Frank Martinus Arion
Writer and poet (1936-2015).
Born December 17th, 1936 in Curaçao. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2015 at 78 years old in Curaçao. [ref]
Jiří Zídek Sr.
Czech basketball player and basketball coach.
Born February 8th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Radivoje Ognjanović
Serbian footballer.
Born July 1st, 1933 in Strošinci.
Died August 30th, 2011 at 78 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Horacio Troche
Uruguayan footballer (1935-2014).
Born February 14th, 1936 in Nueva Helvecia.
Died July 14th, 2014 at 78 years old in Morelia. [ref]
Adalbert Seitz
German entomologist (1860-1938).
Born February 24th, 1860 in Mainz. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1938 at 78 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zürich.
Abdulla Shaig
Azerbaijani writer.
Born February 24th, 1881 in Tbilisi.
Died July 24th, 1959 at 78 years old in Baku.
Fanny Brate
Swedish painter (1862-1940).
Born February 26th, 1862 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 78 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
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