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Dead at age 78
1,609 Notable deaths
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
Czechoslovak poet, writer and children books writer.
Born April 26th, 1872 in Bzince pod Javorinou.
Died March 2nd, 1951 at 78 years old in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Walter Monson
Canadian ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Winnipeg.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
Julius Frey
Swimmer (1881–1960).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Stuttgart.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Hugh Plaxton
Canadian ice hockey player (1904-1982).
Born May 16th, 1904 in Barrie.
Died December 1st, 1982 at 78 years old in Mississauga.
Mahmoud Hassan
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 15th, 1919 in Cairo.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 78 years old
Richard Draeger
American rower (1937–2016).
Born September 22nd, 1937 in Pasadena.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Novato.
Jorma Limmonen
Boxer.
Born September 29th, 1934 in Helsinki.
Died November 27th, 2012 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Charles Anderson
American equestrian (1914–1993).
Born October 24th, 1914 in Westminster.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
René Tirard
French sprinter.
Born July 20th, 1899 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1977 at 78 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Florence (multiple myeloma). [ref]
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