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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Ramalho Ortigão
Portuguese writer (1836–1915).
Born October 24th, 1836 in Porto.
Died September 27th, 1915 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Siegfried Palm
German cellist (1927–2005).
Born April 25th, 1927 in Barmen.
Died June 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Frechen.
Marcellin Desboutin
French painter (1823-1902).
Born August 26th, 1823 in Cérilly.
Died February 18th, 1902 at 78 years old in Nice.
Vadym Meller
Painter (1884-1962).
Born April 26th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Dominic Ekandem
Catholic cardinal (1917–1995).
Born June 23rd, 1917 in Nigeria.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 78 years old in Abuja.
Artur Lemba
Estonian composer and pianist (1885-1963).
Born September 24th, 1885 in Tallinn.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Heinrich Eduard Jacob
German writer (1889–1967).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died October 25th, 1967 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
Américo Tesoriere
Argentine footballer (1899-1977).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Emily Shanks
Russian artist (1857-1936).
Born August 1st, 1857 in Moscow.
Died January 13th, 1936 at 78 years old in London.
Wolfgang Jeschke
Writer, editor (1936–2015).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Děčín.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Munich (disease).
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