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Dead at age 78
1,681 Notable deaths
Lubor Niederle
Czech archeologist (1865–1944).
Born September 20th, 1865 in Klatovy. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in New Town. [ref]
Otto von Porat
Norwegian boxer (1903-1982).
Born November 29th, 1903 in Älmhult. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1982 at 78 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
David Jones
Painter and british modernist poet (1895-1974).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Brockley.
Died October 28th, 1974 at 78 years old in Harrow.
Helga M. Novak
German-icelandic writer (1935-2013).
Born September 8th, 1935 in Köpenick. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2013 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin. [ref]
Vicente Risco
Galician intellectual.
Born September 30th, 1884 in Ourense. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1963 at 78 years old in Ourense (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Inese Jaunzeme
Latvian javelin thrower.
Born May 21st, 1932 in Pļaviņas.
Died February 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Riga. [ref]
Arthur Hoag
American astronomer (1921–1999).
Born January 28th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died July 17th, 1999 at 78 years old in Tucson.
Chris Lawrence
Racecar driver.
Born July 27th, 1933 in Ealing. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Herefordshire (cancer). [ref]
Juho Saaristo
Athletics competitor (1891-1969).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Tampere.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Tampere.
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japanese swimmer (1939–2017).
Born January 18th, 1939 in Wajima.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
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