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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Chris Lawrence
Racecar driver.
Born July 27th, 1933 in Ealing. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Herefordshire (cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Häberlin
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1947).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Weinfelden.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Frauenfeld.
Romuald Klim
Belarusian hammer thrower, olympic champion for soviet union.
Born May 25th, 1933 in Khvoyeva.
Died May 28th, 2011 at 78 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Tomislav Ivančić
Croatian theologian.
Born September 30th, 1938 in Davor.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Bernd Kannenberg
German athletics competitor.
Born August 20th, 1942 in Königsberg.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Münster. [ref]
Leonidas Proaño
Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988).
Born January 29th, 1910 in Ibarra Canton.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 78 years old in Quito.
Nobuyuki Aihara
Japanese gymnast (1934–2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Takasaki.
Died July 16th, 2013 at 78 years old in Takasaki (pneumonia). [ref]
Horst Meyer
West german rower (1941-2020).
Born June 20th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Lanzarote. [ref]
Bert Woodruff
American vaudeville and silent film actor (1856-1934).
Born April 29th, 1856 in Peoria.
Died June 14th, 1934 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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