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Dead at age 78
1,681 Notable deaths
Morris Fisher
Sport shooter (1890-1968).
Born May 4th, 1890 in Youngstown.
Died May 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Hallgeir Brenden
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1929-2007).
Born February 10th, 1929 in Trysil Municipality. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2007 at 78 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Stefan Terlezki
British politician (1927-2006).
Born October 29th, 1927 in Oleshiv.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 78 years old [ref]
Augustin Buzura
Romanian writer (1938–2017).
Born September 22nd, 1938 in Berința.
Died July 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Icelandic writer (1859-1938).
Born December 6th, 1859 in Vallanes.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Rolf Olsen
Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director (1919–1998).
Born December 26th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 78 years old in Munich (cancer).
Luis Miró
Spanish footballer (1913-1991).
Born March 3rd, 1913 in Barcelona.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Barbro Alving
Swedish journalist and writer (1909-1987).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Uppsala.
Died January 22nd, 1987 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Yves Herbet
French footballer.
Born August 17th, 1945 in Villers-Cotterêts.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Jindřich Polák
Czech film director.
Born May 5th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
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