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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Lucy Seki
Brazilian linguist (1941-2017).
Born March 27th, 1939 in Belo Horizonte.
Died June 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old
Alberto Sainz
Argentine footballer (1937–2016).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 16th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Luigi Maggi
Italian actor (1867-1946).
Born December 21st, 1867 in Turin.
Died August 22nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Turin.
Mircea David
Romanian footballer (1914-1993).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Sinaia.
Died October 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in Iași.
Raphael Eduard Liesegang
German chemist (1869–1947).
Born November 1st, 1869 in Elberfeld.
Died November 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Pavel Bořkovec
Czech music educator and composer (1894–1972).
Born June 10th, 1894 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Louis-Nicolas Ménard
French artist, historian, chemist and writer (1822-1901).
Born October 19th, 1822 in Paris.
Died February 9th, 1901 at 78 years old in Paris.
Dossibai Patell
Indian physician (1881-1960).
Born October 16th, 1881 in Mumbai.
Died February 4th, 1960 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
Ernst Ihbe
Olympic cyclist (1913-1992).
Born December 20th, 1913 in Erlbach.
Died August 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Leipzig.
Vlasta Fabianová
Czech actress (1912-1991).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 1891 to 1900 of 2164
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