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Dead at age 78
1,609 Notable deaths
Bertalan Papp
Fencer (1913-1992).
Born September 7th, 1913 in Tiszacsege.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Herman Zanstra
Dutch astronomer (1894–1972).
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Heerenveen.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Haarlem.
Katarina Blagojević
Serbian chess player.
Born October 31st, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Willy Schröder
Olympic athlete (1912-1990).
Born March 7th, 1912 in Magdeburg.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Gersfeld.
Dragoljub Ćirić
Chess grandmaster.
Born November 12th, 1935 in Novi Sad.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 78 years old in Novi Sad.
Kang Chang-gi
South korean footballer (1928-2007).
Born August 28th, 1928 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Tibet
French comic artist (1931-2010).
Born October 29th, 1931 in Marseille.
Died January 2nd, 2010 at 78 years old in Roquebrune-sur-Argens. [ref]
Masanori Tokita
Japanese association football player.
Born June 24th, 1925 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2004 at 78 years old in Hyogo Prefecture (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Béla Illés
Hungarian left-wing writer.
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Košice. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1974 at 78 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Gerard de Kruijff
Dutch equestrian.
Born January 27th, 1890 in Buren.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 78 years old in Deventer.
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