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Dead at age 78
1,609 Notable deaths
Leni Schmidt
German sprinter (1906-1985).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Bremen.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 78 years old in Bremen.
Paulinus Costa
Catholic archbishop.
Born October 19th, 1936 in Gazipur.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Dhaka (myocardial infarction).
Yuriy Konovalov
Athletics competitor (1929–2008).
Born December 30th, 1929 in Baku.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 78 years old in Smolensk.
Olof Stahre
Equestrian.
Born April 19th, 1909 in Lerum Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 78 years old in Blentarp.
Árpád Lengyel
Swimmer.
Born April 11th, 1915 in Kaposvár.
Died April 30th, 1993 at 78 years old in New Jersey.
Knut Hansson
Swedish footballer (1911-1990).
Born May 9th, 1911 in Landskrona Municipality.
Died February 10th, 1990 at 78 years old in Landskrona Municipality.
Agustín Sauto Arana
Spanish footballer.
Born May 11th, 1908 in Barakaldo.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 78 years old in Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran.
Geysar Kashiyeva
Azerbaijani painter (1893–1972).
Born June 7th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died April 17th, 1972 at 78 years old in Baku (malaria).
Arnošt Muka
German and sorbian writer, linguist and man of science.
Born March 10th, 1854 in Großhänchen. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1932 at 78 years old in Bautzen. [ref]
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler (1903–1982).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Nurmo.
Died June 4th, 1982 at 78 years old in Ähtäri.
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