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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Doreen Wilber
American archer.
Born January 8th, 1930 in Rutland.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Jefferson (Alzheimer's disease).
Jan Kowalczyk
Polish equestrian (1941–2020).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
José Toribio Medina
Chilean writer and historian (1852–1930).
Born October 21st, 1852 in Santiago.
Died December 11th, 1930 at 78 years old in Santiago.
Valentin Muratov
Gymnast.
Born July 30th, 1928 in Serpukhov.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Sergey Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1885-1964).
Born September 26th, 1885 in Mozhaysk. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1964 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Willem Kes
Dutch conductor and composer.
Born February 16th, 1856 in Dordrecht. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Nikola Stanchev
Olympic wrestler (1930–2009).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Tvarditsa.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Heinrich Biltz
German chemist.
Born May 26th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1943 at 78 years old in Wrocław.
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1882–1961).
Born December 5th, 1882.
Died April 11th, 1961 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
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