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Dead at age 78
1,688 Notable deaths
Iivari Kyykoski
Gymnast (1881-1959).
Born February 16th, 1881 in Luvia.
Died December 8th, 1959 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Jean Laroyenne
Fencer (1930–2009).
Born March 6th, 1930 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Javier González
Peruvian footballer (1939-2018).
Died April 11th, 2018 at 78 years old in Lima. [ref]
Guy Guillabert
French rower.
Born January 28th, 1931 in Villefranche-d'Albigeois. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2009 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Aino Bach
Estonian artist (1901–1980).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Koeru.
Died August 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Louis Wagner
French racecar driver (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais.
Died March 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Montlhéry.
Ludwig Schuberth
Austrian handball player (1911-1989).
Born July 24th, 1911 in Austria.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 78 years old
Jonas Boruta
Polish priest (1944–2022).
Born October 11th, 1944 in Kaunas.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Pedro Ercílio Simon
Brazilian archbishop (1941–2020).
Born September 9th, 1941 in Lagoa Vermelha.
Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Passo Fundo. [ref]
Jaime Gómez
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Manzanillo.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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