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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Karen Hoff
Danish canoe racer (1921-2000).
Born May 29th, 1921 in Randers.
Died February 29th, 2000 at 78 years old
Tibet
French comic artist (1931-2010).
Born October 29th, 1931 in Marseille.
Died January 2nd, 2010 at 78 years old in Roquebrune-sur-Argens. [ref]
Adolphe Perraud
Catholic cardinal (1828–1906).
Born February 7th, 1828 in Lyon.
Died February 18th, 1906 at 78 years old in Autun. [ref]
Knut Hansson
Swedish footballer (1911-1990).
Born May 9th, 1911 in Landskrona Municipality.
Died February 10th, 1990 at 78 years old in Landskrona Municipality.
Takeo Kamachi
Japanese sports shooter (1936–2014).
Born March 20th, 1936 in Manchuria.
Died December 4th, 2014 at 78 years old (stroke). [ref]
Herbert Ninaus
Austrian footballer (1937-2015).
Born March 31st, 1937 in Voitsberg.
Died April 24th, 2015 at 78 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Felice Gasperi
Football player (1903-1982).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Bologna.
Died May 23rd, 1982 at 78 years old in Città Sant'Angelo.
Grigory Mkrtychan
Soviet ice hockey player (1925–2003).
Born January 3rd, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died February 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Pietro Genovesi
Italian footballer (1902-1980).
Born June 27th, 1902 in Bologna.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bologna.
Hakob Manandyan
Armenian historian, philologist, and academician (1873–1952).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died February 4th, 1952 at 78 years old in Yerevan.
Deaths 1921 to 1930 of 2164
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