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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
William Woolls
Australian botanist (1814-1893).
Born March 30th, 1814 in Winchester.
Died March 14th, 1893 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Douglas Stewart
British equestrian (1913–1991).
Born June 24th, 1913 in Scotland.
Died July 25th, 1991 at 78 years old in Scotland.
Alma Söderhjelm
Finnish historian (1870-1949).
Born May 10th, 1870 in Vyborg.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Władysław Grabowski
Actor (1883-1961).
Born June 1st, 1883 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Willy Prager
German actor (1877-1956).
Born May 23rd, 1877 in Katowice.
Died March 4th, 1956 at 78 years old in Halensee.
Alberto Bertuccelli
Italian footballer (1924-2002).
Born January 14th, 1924 in Viareggio.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Amadeo Ortega
Paraguayan footballer.
Born April 19th, 1905 in Villa monica alritmo.
Died October 17th, 1983 at 78 years old
Gyula Szilágyi
Hungarian association football player (1923-2001).
Born January 18th, 1923 in Debrecen.
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Hermann Baumann
Olympic wrestler.
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Switzerland. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1999 at 78 years old [ref]
Deaths 2001 to 2010 of 2164
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