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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Józef Grudzień
Polish boxer.
Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.
Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. [ref]
Elise Richter
Austrian romanist.
Born March 2nd, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1943 at 78 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Flor Alpaerts
Belgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (1876–1954).
Born September 12th, 1876 in Antwerp.
Died October 5th, 1954 at 78 years old in Antwerp.
Hans Joachim Moser
German musicologist.
Born May 25th, 1889 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Manuel Saturnino da Costa
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1942-2021).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Bolama.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Bissau. [ref]
Henrietta Hill Swope
American astronomer (1902–1980).
Born October 26th, 1902 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles, Pasadena. [ref]
Don Roper
English footballer (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Hampshire.
Died June 8th, 2001 at 78 years old in Southampton.
Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Ukrainian politician.
Born October 11th, 1942 in Teklivka.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Gundi Busch
German figure skater (1935–2014).
Born April 29th, 1935 in Milan.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Rauni Mollberg
Finnish film director (1929-2007).
Born April 15th, 1929 in Hämeenlinna. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2007 at 78 years old in Loimaa (leukemia). [ref]
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