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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
René Bazin
French novelist (1853–1932).
Born December 26th, 1853 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1932 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Tullio Lanese
Italian football referee (1947–2025).
Born January 10th, 1947 in Messina.
Died March 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Messina. [ref]
Agnar Mykle
Norwegian writer and puppeteer (1915–1994).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Trondheim.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 78 years old in Asker.
Matthijs Maris
Dutch painter (1839-1917).
Born August 17th, 1839 in The Hague.
Died August 22nd, 1917 at 78 years old in London.
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Indulata Sukla
Indian mathematician.
Born March 7th, 1944 in Baripada.
Died June 30th, 2022 at 78 years old in Cuttack.
Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
Japanese general (1884–1963).
Born July 24th, 1884 in Tokyo.
Died April 17th, 1963 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
Russian politician and general (1837-1916).
Born May 27th, 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 15th, 1916 at 78 years old in Alupka.
David Ashworth
Irish footballer and manager (1868-1947).
Born June 2nd, 1868 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 78 years old in Blackpool.
Saburo Okita
Japanese economist (1914–1993).
Born November 3rd, 1914 in Dalian.
Died February 9th, 1993 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
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