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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Vincenzo Consolo
Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Johannes Steen
6th prime minister of norway (1827–1906).
Born July 22nd, 1827 in Christiania.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 78 years old in Voss Municipality.
Rune Gustafsson
Swedish musician (1933–2012).
Born August 25th, 1933 in Gothenburg.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Adalbert Seitz
German entomologist (1860-1938).
Born February 24th, 1860 in Mainz.
Died March 5th, 1938 at 78 years old in Darmstadt.
Kenneth Mees
British physicist and founder of the eastman kodak's research laboratories (1882–1960).
Born May 26th, 1882 in Wellingborough.
Died August 15th, 1960 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zurich.
Harry Stewart New
American politician (1858–1937).
Born December 31st, 1858 in Indianapolis.
Died May 9th, 1937 at 78 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Izatullo Khayoyev
First vice president of tajikistan.
Born June 22nd, 1936 in Kulob.
Died April 25th, 2015 at 78 years old in Dushanbe.
Rudolf von Gneist
German politician (1816–1895).
Born August 13th, 1816 in Berlin.
Died July 22nd, 1895 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Matej Sternen
Slovenian painter (1870-1949).
Born September 20th, 1870 in Verd.
Died June 28th, 1949 at 78 years old in Ljubljana.
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