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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Valentin Muratov
Gymnast (1928–2006).
Born July 30th, 1928 in Serpukhov.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mikito Takayasu
Japanese ophthalmologist.
Born September 4th, 1860 in Hizen Province.
Died November 20th, 1938 at 78 years old in Beppu (colorectal cancer).
Mario Trebbi
Italian footballer and manager (1939-2018).
Born September 9th, 1939 in Sesto San Giovanni.
Died August 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Paderno Dugnano. [ref]
Jakob Laub
Austria-hungarian and argentinian physicist.
Born February 7th, 1884 in Rzeszów.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 78 years old in Fribourg.
Edith How-Martyn
British suffragette (1875-1954).
Born June 17th, 1875 in London.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Charles Gmelin
British athlete and olympian (1872-1950).
Born May 28th, 1872 in Krishnanagar.
Died October 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Ukrainian politician.
Born October 11th, 1942 in Teklivka.
Died April 16th, 2021 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Ilmar Laaban
Estonian poet and publicist, working in sweden (1921-2000).
Born December 11th, 1921 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2000 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Nienke van Hichtum
Frisian dutch children's author (1860–1939).
Born February 13th, 1860 in Nes.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 78 years old in Hilversum.
Gustav Krklec
Croatian poet (1899–1977).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Karlovac.
Died October 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
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