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Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Herbert Klein
German swimmer.
Born March 25th, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died September 25th, 2001 at 78 years old in Munich.
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Primo Zeglio
Italian film director.
Born July 8th, 1906 in Buronzo. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ernst Fast
Athletics competitor (1881-1959).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 78 years old in Sigtuna Municipality.
Gunnar Andersen
Norwegian football player and skier (1890-1968).
Born March 18th, 1890 in Drøbak.
Died April 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
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]
Elevter Andronikashvili
Georgian physicist.
Born December 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1989 at 78 years old in Tbilisi.
José Cabanis
French writer and lawyer.
Born March 24th, 1922 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2000 at 78 years old in Balma. [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.
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