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Dead at age 78
1,681 Notable deaths
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]
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
German chemist (1857-1935).
Born March 7th, 1857 in Dresden.
Died March 14th, 1935 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Vikenty Veresaev
Russian doctor and writer (1867–1945).
Born January 16th, 1867 in Tula.
Died June 3rd, 1945 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Claus Holm
German actor (1918-1996).
Born August 4th, 1918 in Bochum. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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]
Urho Castrén
Finnish politician (1886-1965).
Born December 30th, 1886 in Jyväskylä.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Pierre Frank
French politician (1905–1984).
Born October 24th, 1905 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 18th, 1984 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Eugen Wüster
Industrialist and terminologist (1898–1977).
Born October 10th, 1898 in Wieselburg.
Died March 29th, 1977 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Radivoje Ognjanović
Serbian footballer.
Born July 1st, 1933 in Strošinci.
Died August 30th, 2011 at 78 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Barton Warren Evermann
American ichthyologist (1853–1932).
Born October 24th, 1853 in Albia.
Died September 27th, 1932 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
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