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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Thomas Little Heath
British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940).
Born October 5th, 1861 in Barnetby le Wold.
Died March 16th, 1940 at 78 years old in Ashtead.
Ivan Chistyakov
Soviet colonel general (1900–1979).
Born September 27th, 1900.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Otto von Porat
Norwegian boxer (1903-1982).
Born November 29th, 1903 in Älmhult. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1982 at 78 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Hans-Peter Friedländer
Swiss footballer (1920-1999).
Born November 6th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died July 15th, 1999 at 78 years old
Fernando Atzori
Italian boxer.
Born June 1st, 1942 in Ales, Sardinia.
Died November 9th, 2020 at 78 years old in Florence. [ref]
Pete Desjardins
American diver.
Born April 10th, 1907 in St-Pierre-Jolys.
Died May 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Miami.
Anne Cuneo
Swiss journalist (1936-2015).
Born September 6th, 1936 in Paris.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 78 years old
Franco Balducci
Italian actor (1922-2001).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Perugia.
Died June 7th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bettona.
Mammed Said Ordubadi
Azerbaijani writer (1872-1950).
Born March 24th, 1872 in Ordubad.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 78 years old in Baku.
Valdis Muižnieks
Basketball player.
Born February 22nd, 1935 in Riga.
Died November 29th, 2013 at 78 years old
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