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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Don McNeill
Us tennis player (1918–1996).
Born April 30th, 1918 in Chickasha.
Died November 28th, 1996 at 78 years old in Vero Beach.
Ladislav Smoljak
Czech actor, humorist, educator, director and scriptwriter (1931–2010).
Born December 9th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2010 at 78 years old in Kladno (cancer). [ref]
Nevil Sidgwick
English theoretical chemist (1873–1952).
Died March 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Ventura Pons
Catalan film director.
Born July 25th, 1945 in Barcelona.
Died January 8th, 2024 at 78 years old in Barcelona (choking). [ref]
Leonardo Legaspi
Catholic bishop (1935–2014).
Born November 25th, 1935 in Meycauayan.
Died August 8th, 2014 at 78 years old in Manila (lung cancer).
Géza von Radványi
Film director (1907–1986).
Born December 17th, 1907 in Košice.
Died November 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer (1909–1988).
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala
Prime minister of egypt (1930-2008).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Beheira Governorate.
Died September 6th, 2008 at 78 years old in Cairo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
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