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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Jesús Olmos
Basketball player.
Born July 20th, 1910 in Chihuahua City.
Died October 25th, 1988 at 78 years old [ref]
Joseph Schauers
American rower (1909-1987).
Born May 27th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1987 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.
Francesco La Macchia
Italian canoe racer (1938–2017).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Tonnarella.
Died July 31st, 2017 at 78 years old in Sabaudia. [ref]
Ruggero Ferrario
Italian track cyclist (1897-1976), 1920 olympic gold team pursuit.
Born October 7th, 1897 in Milan. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1976 at 78 years old in Milan.
Vladimir Belyakov
Gymnast (1918-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Dmitrov.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Maria Chmurkowska
Polish actress (1901-1979).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died June 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Richard Draeger
American rower (1937–2016).
Born September 22nd, 1937 in Pasadena.
Died February 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Novato.
Hendrik Offerhaus
Dutch rower (1875-1953).
Born May 20th, 1875 in Venhuizen.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 78 years old in Wassenaar.
Takashi Takabayashi
Japanese association football player (1931–2009).
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Saitama.
Died December 27th, 2009 at 78 years old in Saitama. [ref]
Pontus Hanson
Swedish swimmer and water polo player (1884–1962).
Born May 24th, 1884 in Kristinehamn. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 2011 to 2020 of 2164
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