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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Tibor Kemény
Hungarian footballer (1913–1992).
Born December 5th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died September 25th, 1992 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Eugen York
Film director, screenwriter (1912–1991).
Born November 26th, 1912 in Rybinsk.
Died November 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Fran Lhotka
Czech composer (1883-1962).
Born December 25th, 1883 in Mladá Vožice. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1962 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Felipe Ruvalcaba
Mexican footballer (1941-2019).
Born February 16th, 1941 in Guadalajara.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 78 years old in Puerto Vallarta.
Louis Abell
American rower (1884-1962).
Born July 21st, 1884 in Elizabeth.
Died October 25th, 1962 at 78 years old in Elizabeth.
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Norwegian nordic skier (1908-1986).
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Norway.
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Gjøvik.
Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik
Russian writer, dramatist, poet and translator.
Born January 24th, 1874 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1952 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Shigeo Yaegashi
Japanese association football player (1933-2011).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Hanamaki.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 78 years old in Tama. [ref]
Werner Kaegi
Swiss historian (1901-1979).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Oetwil am See.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Basel. [ref]
Barbara Sass
Polish film director (1936–2015).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Łódź.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Warsaw (disease).
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