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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
American radio pioneer (1877–1956).
Born February 14th, 1877 in Portland.
Died January 8th, 1956 at 78 years old in Newton.
James Anderson
Australian tennis player (1894–1973).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Enfield.
Died December 22nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Ignace Gelb
American historian (1907-1985).
Born October 14th, 1907 in Tarnów.
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Anne Buttimer
Irish geographer (1938-2017).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Cork.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 78 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
Lithuanian academic (1927–2005).
Born April 4th, 1927 in Kaunas.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 78 years old in Vilnius.
Oskar von Miller
German engineer (1855–1934).
Died April 9th, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Étienne Laspeyres
German economist and statistician (1834–1913).
Born November 28th, 1834 in Halle (Saale).
Died August 4th, 1913 at 78 years old in Giessen.
Osman Fuad Efendi
Ottoman noble (1895–1973).
Born February 24th, 1895 in Çırağan Palace.
Died May 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nice.
Molara Ogundipe
Nigerian writer.
Born December 27th, 1940 in Lagos. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2019 at 78 years old in Ijebu Igbo. [ref]
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zurich. [ref]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy