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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Hans Joachim Moser
German musicologist (1889–1967).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died August 14th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Inga Ålenius
Swedish actress (1938-2017).
Born May 15th, 1938 in Stockholm.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 78 years old in Helsingborg. [ref]
Hilda Strike
Athletics competitor.
Born September 1st, 1910 in Montreal.
Died March 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Catholic cardinal (1820–1898).
Born February 17th, 1820 in Sainte-Marie.
Died April 12th, 1898 at 78 years old in Quebec City.
James Sykes Gamble
British botanist (1847-1925).
Born July 2nd, 1847 in London.
Died October 16th, 1925 at 78 years old in Haslemere, Hampshire.
Anatoli Bashashkin
Soviet footballer (1924-2002).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Reutov.
Died July 27th, 2002 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Leo August Pochhammer
German mathematician (1841–1920).
Born August 25th, 1841 in Stendal.
Died March 24th, 1920 at 78 years old in Kiel.
Anne Cuneo
Swiss journalist (1936-2015).
Born September 6th, 1936 in Paris.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 78 years old
Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major
Zoologist (1843-1923).
Born August 15th, 1844 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1923 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ives Roqueta
French writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Sète.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 78 years old in Saint-Affrique.
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