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Dead at age 78
1,685 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Peiper
Polish writer.
Born May 3rd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [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.
Ewa Dałkowska
Polish actress.
Born April 10th, 1947 in Wrocław.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Philip Herbert Cowell
British astronomer.
Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.
Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.
Nino Defilippis
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 21st, 1932 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2010 at 78 years old in Turin (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Tamm
Swedish politician.
Born June 30th, 1880 in Julita. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 78 years old in Julita.
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.
Valentin Muratov
Gymnast.
Born July 30th, 1928 in Serpukhov.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mario Trebbi
Italian footballer and manager (1939-2018).
Born September 9th, 1939 in Sesto San Giovanni.
Died August 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Paderno Dugnano. [ref]
Jakob Laub
Austria-hungarian and argentinian physicist.
Born February 7th, 1884 in Rzeszów.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 78 years old in Fribourg.
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