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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Tom Seeberg
Norwegian sport shooter (1860–1938).
Born February 17th, 1860 in Drammen.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 78 years old in Drammen.
Gheorghe Vrănceanu
Romanian topologist.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Valea Hogei.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
François Gonnessiat
French astronomer (1856–1934).
Born May 22nd, 1856 in Mornay.
Died October 18th, 1934 at 78 years old in Algiers.
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
Hungarian sprint canoer (1931–2009).
Born May 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Antonio Saverio De Luca
Cardinal (1805–1883).
Born October 28th, 1805 in Bronte.
Died December 28th, 1883 at 78 years old in Rome.
Gerard de Kruijff
Dutch equestrian (1890–1968).
Born January 27th, 1890 in Buren.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Ernst Gustav Kraatz
German entomologist (1831-1909).
Born March 13th, 1831 in Berlin.
Died November 2nd, 1909 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Eduard Fischer
Swiss mycologist and botanist (1861-1939).
Died November 18th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bern.
Roberto de Visiani
Italian botanist (1800-1878).
Born April 8th, 1800 in Šibenik.
Died May 4th, 1878 at 78 years old in Padua.
Mihai Suba
Romanian and spanish chess player.
Born June 1st, 1947 in Bucharest.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Deaths 1971 to 1980 of 2164
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