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Dead at age 78
1,610 Notable deaths
Émile Billard
Olympic sailor.
Born April 5th, 1852 in Le Havre.
Died June 29th, 1930 at 78 years old in Le Havre.
Ercole Gallegati
Olympic wrestler (1911–1990).
Born November 21st, 1911 in Faenza.
Died August 19th, 1990 at 78 years old in Castel San Pietro Terme.
Władysław Grabowski
Actor (1883-1961).
Born June 1st, 1883 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Max Stiepl
Austrian speed skater.
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1992 at 78 years old
Erik Granfelt
Gymnast (1883-1962).
Born November 17th, 1883 in Svea artillery regiment parish. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1962 at 78 years old in Täby parish.
Jiří Trnka
Czech footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Czechoslovakia.
Died March 1st, 2005 at 78 years old
Achille Locatelli
Catholic cardinal (1856-1935).
Born October 15th, 1856 in Seregno. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1935 at 78 years old in Rome.
Harry Werner Storz
German sprinter (1904-1982).
Born March 3rd, 1904 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died August 13th, 1982 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Oreste Barale
Italian footballer (1904-1982).
Born October 4th, 1904 in Pezzana.
Died February 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Alessandria. [ref]
Willy Hufschmid
Swiss handball player.
Born October 9th, 1918 in Switzerland.
Died December 12th, 1996 at 78 years old [ref]
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