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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Barbro Alving
Swedish journalist and writer (1909-1987).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Uppsala.
Died January 22nd, 1987 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Mohammad Asad Malik
Pakistani field hockey player (1941-2020).
Born October 30th, 1941.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sharakpur. [ref]
Kazimierz Dejmek
Polish actor, theatre and film director, and politician (1924-2002).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Kovel. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2002 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Pauline Hall
Norwegian writer, music critic, organizer and composer (1890-1969).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in Hamar municipality. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Yves Herbet
French footballer.
Born August 17th, 1945 in Villers-Cotterêts.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Christiane Brunner
Swiss politician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Italo Santelli
Italian fencer.
Born August 15th, 1866 in Carrodano.
Died February 8th, 1945 at 78 years old in Budapest, Livorno.
Helga M. Novak
German-icelandic writer (1935-2013).
Born September 8th, 1935 in Köpenick. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2013 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin. [ref]
Robert Bolder
Actor (1859-1937).
Born July 20th, 1859 in London.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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