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Dead at age 78
1,612 Notable deaths
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]
Ruud van Feggelen
Dutch water polo player and coach (1924-2002).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Amsterdam.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Georges Johin
French croquet player (1877-1955).
Born July 30th, 1877 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 1955 at 78 years old in Tessancourt-sur-Aubette.
Lennart Klingström
Canoe racer.
Born April 18th, 1916 in Österåker Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1994 at 78 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Dimitrij Andrusov
Slovak geologist (1897–1976).
Born November 7th, 1897 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Narciso Ventalló
Spanish field hockey player.
Born October 17th, 1940 in Terrassa.
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Terrassa.
Ryurik Lonin
Ethnographer (1930-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Kaskesoja.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Shyoltozero.
Louise Otto
German freestyle swimmer (1896-1975).
Born August 30th, 1896 in Hamburg.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Marian Kuszewski
Polish fencer (1933-2012).
Born October 31st, 1933 in Kielce.
Died March 5th, 2012 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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