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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Miguel Villanueva y Gómez
Spanish politician.
Born October 31st, 1852 in Madrid. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1931 at 78 years old in Felipe IV Road, Madrid. [ref]
Jean De Clercq
Belgian footballer (1905-1984).
Born May 17th, 1905 in Antwerp.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 78 years old in Zoersel.
Béla Illés
Hungarian left-wing writer.
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Košice.
Died January 5th, 1974 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans
Dutch astronomer (1827–1906).
Born December 16th, 1827 in Amsterdam.
Died December 14th, 1906 at 78 years old in Utrecht.
Irma Christenson
Swedish actress (1915-1993).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Hunnebostrand.
Died February 21st, 1993 at 78 years old in Oscar Parish.
Paulinus Costa
Catholic archbishop.
Born October 19th, 1936 in Gazipur.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Dhaka (myocardial infarction).
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler (1903–1982).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Nurmo.
Died June 4th, 1982 at 78 years old in Ähtäri.
Kang Chang-gi
South korean footballer (1928-2007).
Born August 28th, 1928 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Erik Hartsuiker
Dutch rower (1940–2019).
Born October 19th, 1940 in Avereest.
Died January 13th, 2019 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Karel Knesl
Czechoslovak soccer player.
Born April 8th, 1942 in Pustiměř.
Died September 3rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague. [ref]
Deaths 1931 to 1940 of 2164
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