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Dead at age 78
2,164 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.
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish law historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Taşsu.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Ragnar Östberg
Swedish architect (1866–1945).
Born July 14th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 78 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Vladimír Weiss
Czechoslovak soccer player (1939-2018).
Born September 21st, 1939. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Slovakia. [ref]
Franz von Soxhlet
German agricultural chemist (1848–1926).
Born January 12th, 1848 in Brno.
Died May 5th, 1926 at 78 years old in Munich.
Luca Beltrami
Italian architect (1854-1933).
Born November 13th, 1854 in Milan.
Died August 8th, 1933 at 78 years old in Rome.
Antonín Mrkos
Czech astronomer (1918–1996).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Střemchoví. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 78 years old in Prague.
Jack Miller
Politician (1916-1994).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1994 at 78 years old in Temple Terrace.
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician (1878–1957).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Gerd Albrecht
German conductor (1935–2014).
Born July 19th, 1935 in Essen.
Died February 2nd, 2014 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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