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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Flor Alpaerts
Belgian composer, conductor, pedagogue (1876–1954).
Born September 12th, 1876 in Antwerp.
Died October 5th, 1954 at 78 years old in Antwerp.
Manuel Saturnino da Costa
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1942-2021).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Bolama.
Died March 10th, 2021 at 78 years old in Bissau. [ref]
Tomislav Ivančić
Croatian theologian.
Born September 30th, 1938 in Davor.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Koili Devi Mathema
Nepali composer.
Born January 1st, 1929.
Died December 21st, 2007 at 78 years old in Kathmandu.
Jean Bourgoin
French cinematographer (1913-1991).
Born March 4th, 1913 in Paris.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Paris.
Josseline Gaël
French actress (1917-1995).
Born February 4th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 10th, 1995 at 78 years old in Saint-Michel (disease).
Orlando de la Torre
Peruvian footballer (1943–2022).
Born November 21st, 1943 in Trujillo.
Died August 24th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Cristina Alberdi
Spanish politician and lawyer.
Born February 22nd, 1946 in Los Rosales.
Died June 27th, 2024 at 78 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Charles-Ange Laisant
French mathematician and politician (1841-1920).
Born November 1st, 1841 in Nantes.
Died May 5th, 1920 at 78 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Enrico Lorenzetti
Italian motorcycle racer (1911-1989).
Born January 4th, 1911 in Rome.
Died August 8th, 1989 at 78 years old in Milan.
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