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Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Émile Georget
French racing cyclist (1881–1960).
Born November 21st, 1881 in Bossay-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1960 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik
Russian writer, dramatist, poet and translator (1874–1952).
Born January 24th, 1874 in Moscow.
Died July 27th, 1952 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mordecai Seter
Israeli musician (1916-1994).
Born February 26th, 1916 in Novorossiysk.
Died August 8th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tel-Aviv.
Barbara Sass
Polish film director (1936–2015).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Łódź.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Warsaw (disease).
Andō Teibi
Japanese general.
Born September 21st, 1853 in Iida.
Died August 29th, 1932 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Felipe Ruvalcaba
Mexican footballer (1941-2019).
Born February 16th, 1941 in Guadalajara.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 78 years old in Puerto Vallarta.
Horst Meyer
West german rower (1941-2020).
Born June 20th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Lanzarote. [ref]
Petter Hugsted
Norwegian footballer (1921-2000).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Kongsberg.
Died May 19th, 2000 at 78 years old in Kongsberg.
Fernand Nisot
Belgian footballer (1895-1973).
Born April 11th, 1895 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Putte.
María Rosa Oliver
Writer and activist.
Born September 10th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 19th, 1977 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
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