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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Naima Wifstrand
Swedish actress (1890–1968).
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kungsholm parish.
Died October 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Anna-Eva Bergman
Norwegian painter (1909-1987).
Born May 29th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died July 24th, 1987 at 78 years old in Paris, Grasse.
Fanny Lewald
German writer (1811-1889).
Born March 21st, 1811 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1889 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Wolfgang Helck
German egyptologist (1914-1993).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Hugo Santiago
Argentine film director (1939-2018).
Born December 12th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 27th, 2018 at 78 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Friedrich Salomon Krauss
Austrian-jewish sexologist.
Born October 7th, 1859 in Požega.
Died May 30th, 1938 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Horace Chilton
American politician (1853-1932).
Born December 29th, 1853 in Tyler. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1932 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Imre Földi
Hungarian weightlifter (1938-2017).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Kecskemét.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
José Rufino Echenique
President of peru (1808–1887).
Born November 16th, 1808 in Puno.
Died June 16th, 1887 at 78 years old in Lima.
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