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Dead at age 78

1,687 Notable deaths

Calvin Bricker

Athletics competitor (1884–1963).

Born November 28th, 1884 in Toronto. [ref]

Died April 24th, 1963 at 78 years old in Grenfell.

Egil Eide

Actor, film director (1868-1946).

Born August 24th, 1868 in Haugesund.

Died December 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Haugesund.

Sven Salén

Swedish competitive sailor (1890–1969).

Born November 7th, 1890 in Borås parish. [ref]

Died October 29th, 1969 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]

Albert Mockel

Belgian poet (1866-1945).

Born December 27th, 1866 in Ougrée.

Died January 30th, 1945 at 78 years old in Ixelles.

Erwin Sietas

Swimmer (1910-1989).

Born July 24th, 1910 in Hamburg.

Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Hamburg.

Hans Vinjarengen

Norwegian nordic combined skier (1905-1984).

Born August 20th, 1905 in Nordre Land.

Died February 1st, 1984 at 78 years old in Oslo.

Erlom Akhvlediani

Georgian writer (1933–2012).

Born November 23rd, 1933 in Tbilisi.

Died March 20th, 2012 at 78 years old in Moscow.

Clement Smoot

Amateur golfer.

Born April 7th, 1884 in Highland Park.

Died January 19th, 1963 at 78 years old in Highland Park.

Reinaldo Gargano

Uruguayan politician (1934-2013).

Born July 26th, 1934 in Paysandú.

Died February 5th, 2013 at 78 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ingrid Schmidt

East german swimmer (1945–2023).

Born March 3rd, 1945 in Rudolstadt.

Died August 6th, 2023 at 78 years old in Zimmern ob Rottweil. [ref]

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