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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
John Hendley Barnhart
American botanist (1871–1949).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Brooklyn.
Died November 11th, 1949 at 78 years old in Southampton.
Misbach Yusa Biran
Indonesian film director and writer.
Born September 11th, 1933 in Rangkasbitung.
Died April 11th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bumi Serpong Damai (lung cancer). [ref]
Ann-Christine Nyström
Finnish singer and bank teller (1944–2022).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died October 5th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danderyd Hospital. [ref]
Jean-Louis Curtis
French novelist (1917–1995).
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Orthez.
Died November 11th, 1995 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Enzo Dara
Italian opera singer (1938-2017).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Mantua.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 78 years old in Narni.
Pei Wenzhong
Chinese paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1904–1982).
Born January 19th, 1904 in Fengnan District.
Died September 18th, 1982 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Géza Ottlik
Hungarian translator, writer, and contract bridge theorist (1912–1990).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died October 9th, 1990 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
German chemist (1857-1935).
Born March 7th, 1857 in Dresden.
Died March 14th, 1935 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Vikenty Veresaev
Russian doctor and writer (1867–1945).
Born January 16th, 1867 in Tula.
Died June 3rd, 1945 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Claus Holm
German actor (1918–1996).
Born August 4th, 1918 in Bochum.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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