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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Arkady Chernyshev
Soviet ice hockey player and footballer (1914–1992).
Born March 16th, 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 17th, 1992 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Henry P. Baldwin
American politician (1814-1892).
Born February 22nd, 1814 in Coventry.
Died December 31st, 1892 at 78 years old in Detroit.
Harry Bresslau
German historian (1848–1926).
Born March 22nd, 1848 in Dannenberg (Elbe).
Died October 27th, 1926 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Alexander Arkhangelsky
Russian composer and conductor (1846-1924).
Born October 23rd, 1846 in Mikhailovo-Tezikovo.
Died November 16th, 1924 at 78 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Mihailo Lalić
Montenegrin writer (1914-1992).
Born October 7th, 1914 in Trepča, Andrijevica. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Alicja Iwańska
Polish sociologist.
Born May 13th, 1918 in Gardzienice, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in London (lung cancer).
Ernst Streeruwitz
Austrian chancellor, politician and nobleman (1874-1952).
Born September 23rd, 1874 in Stříbro.
Died October 19th, 1952 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Yakov Polonsky
Russian writer (1819–1898).
Born December 6th, 1819 in Ryazan.
Died October 30th, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.
José Antonio Roca
Mexican footballer (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died May 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Eugene Augustin Lauste
French inventor.
Born January 17th, 1857 in Montmartre.
Died June 27th, 1935 at 78 years old in Montclair.
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