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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Tommy Casey
Northern irish footballer (1930-2009).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Comber.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Somerset. [ref]
Larry Evans
American chess player (1932–2010).
Born March 22nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 78 years old in Reno. [ref]
Oscar Fulloné
Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017).
Born April 4th, 1939 in La Plata.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Casablanca (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Hjalmar Mellin
Finnish mathematician (1854-1933).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Liminka.
Died April 5th, 1933 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player (1915–1994).
Born November 1st, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements (1851–1930).
Born January 14th, 1851 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1930 at 78 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Juan Carlos Corazzo
Uruguayan football player and manager (1907–1986).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old
José Policarpo
Patriarch of lisbon and cardinal (1936-2014).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Alvorninha.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Gustavo Peña
Mexican footballer (1942–2021).
Born November 22nd, 1942 in Talpa de Allende. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2021 at 78 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
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