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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Stevan Raičković
Serbian poet (1928–2007).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Neresnica.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Walter von Molo
Austrian writer (1880–1958).
Born June 14th, 1880 in Šternberk.
Died October 27th, 1958 at 78 years old in Hechendorf.
Nobuyuki Aihara
Japanese gymnast (1934–2013).
Born December 16th, 1934 in Takasaki.
Died July 16th, 2013 at 78 years old in Takasaki (pneumonia). [ref]
William J. Bell
American screenwriter (1927–2005).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Józef Grudzień
Polish boxer (1939–2017).
Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.
Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. [ref]
Enyu Valchev
Olympic wrestler (1936-2014).
Born January 4th, 1936 in Polski Gradets.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Rudnicki
Polish author (1912–1990).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Żabno.
Died November 14th, 1990 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Heinrich Biltz
German chemist (1865–1943).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1943 at 78 years old in Wrocław.
Sabine Lepsius
German painter (1864–1942).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died November 22nd, 1942 at 78 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Jan Kowalczyk
Polish equestrian (1941–2020).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht