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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player (1931–2009).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Primo Zeglio
Italian film director (1906–1984).
Born July 8th, 1906 in Buronzo.
Died November 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.
Ernst Fast
Athletics competitor (1881-1959).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 78 years old in Sigtuna Municipality.
Gunnar Andersen
Norwegian footballer and ski jumper (1890-1968).
Born March 18th, 1890 in Drøbak.
Died April 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Alfred von Arneth
Austrian politician (1819–1897).
Born July 10th, 1819 in Vienna.
Died July 30th, 1897 at 78 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Adolf Endler
German writer (1930–2009).
Born September 20th, 1930 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Shigeo Yaegashi
Japanese association football player (1933-2011).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Hanamaki.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 78 years old in Tama. [ref]
Adolfo Natalini
Italian architect (1941–2020).
Born May 10th, 1941 in Pistoia.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Florence. [ref]
Elevter Andronikashvili
Georgian physicist.
Born December 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1989 at 78 years old in Tbilisi.
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