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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Johan Willem Beyen
Dutch politician, diplomat and author (1897–1976).
Born May 2nd, 1897 in Utrecht.
Died April 29th, 1976 at 78 years old in The Hague.
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Moritz Lazarus
German psychologist and philosopher (1824–1903).
Born September 15th, 1824 in Wieleń.
Died April 13th, 1903 at 78 years old in Merano.
Nikolai Gubenko
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, politician (1941–2020).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Odesa.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Cornelius Newton Bliss
American merchant, politician and art collector (1833-1911).
Born January 26th, 1833 in Fall River.
Died October 9th, 1911 at 78 years old in New York City.
Andréa Parisy
French film actress (1935–2014).
Born December 4th, 1935 in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2014 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Léon Benett
French painter and illustrator (1839–1916).
Born March 2nd, 1839 in Orange.
Died December 7th, 1917 at 78 years old in Toulon.
Camillo Sivori
Italian violinist and composer (1815-1894).
Born October 25th, 1815 in Genoa.
Died February 19th, 1894 at 78 years old in Genoa.
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
German association football player and manager.
Born July 19th, 1947 in Dresden.
Died April 1st, 2026 at 78 years old [ref]
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