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Dead at age 78
1,681 Notable deaths
Klaus Wolfermann
German athlete (1946–2024).
Born March 31st, 1946 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.
Died December 18th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Jiří Zídek Sr.
Czech basketball player and basketball coach (1944–2022).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2022 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Max von der Grün
German author (1926-2005).
Born May 25th, 1926 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2005 at 78 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Kiril Ivkov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born June 21st, 1946 in Pernik.
Died May 24th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Kusuo Kitamura
Swimmer (1917-1996).
Born October 9th, 1917 in Kochi.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 78 years old
John Hendley Barnhart
American botanist (1871–1949).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Brooklyn.
Died November 11th, 1949 at 78 years old in Southampton.
Ann-Christine Nyström
Finnish singer and bank teller.
Born July 26th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died October 5th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danderyd Hospital. [ref]
Jean-Louis Curtis
French novelist.
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Orthez. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1995 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Enzo Dara
Italian opera singer (1938-2017).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Mantua.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 78 years old in Narni.
Pei Wenzhong
Chinese paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1904–1982).
Born January 19th, 1904 in Fengnan District.
Died September 18th, 1982 at 78 years old in Beijing.
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