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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Émile Georget
French racing cyclist (1881–1960).
Born November 21st, 1881 in Bossay-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1960 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik
Russian writer, dramatist, poet and translator (1874–1952).
Born January 24th, 1874 in Moscow.
Died July 27th, 1952 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Frederick Heiden
Russian governor (1821-1900).
Born September 27th, 1821 in Suomenlinna. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1900 at 78 years old in Pushkin.
Mordecai Seter
Israeli musician (1916-1994).
Born February 26th, 1916 in Novorossiysk.
Died August 8th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tel Aviv.
Barbara Sass
Polish film director (1936–2015).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Łódź.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Warsaw (disease).
Andō Teibi
Japanese general (1853-1932).
Born September 21st, 1853 in Iida.
Died August 29th, 1932 at 78 years old in Ushigome-ku.
Felipe Ruvalcaba
Mexican footballer (1941-2019).
Born February 16th, 1941 in Guadalajara.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 78 years old in Puerto Vallarta.
Jean-Pierre Rousselot
French priest and linguist.
Born October 14th, 1846 in Saint-Claud.
Died December 16th, 1924 at 78 years old in Paris.
Petter Hugsted
Norwegian footballer (1921-2000).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Kongsberg.
Died May 16th, 2000 at 78 years old in Kongsberg.
Fernand Nisot
Belgian footballer (1895-1973).
Born April 11th, 1895 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died July 31st, 1973 at 78 years old in Putte.
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