Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Francisco Caballer
Spanish field hockey player (1932–2011).
Born October 14th, 1932 in Barcelona.
Died September 4th, 2011 at 78 years old
Lennart Klingström
Canoe racer.
Born April 18th, 1916 in Österåker Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1994 at 78 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Johann Blank
German water polo player (1904-1983).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Nuremberg.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 78 years old in Ansbach.
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.
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.
Max Stiepl
Austrian speed skater.
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1992 at 78 years old
Louise Otto
German freestyle swimmer (1896-1975).
Born August 30th, 1896 in Hamburg.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Jan van Reede
Dutch equestrian (1878-1956).
Born January 12th, 1878 in Zwolle.
Died November 15th, 1956 at 78 years old in Epe.
Cornelia Sideri
Canoe racer (1938–2017).
Born December 29th, 1938 in Bucharest.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 78 years old
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