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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Enrico Sardi
Italian footballer (1891-1969).
Born April 1st, 1891 in Genoa.
Died July 4th, 1969 at 78 years old in Taranto.
Alfonso Mistrangelo
Catholic cardinal (1852–1930).
Born April 26th, 1852 in Savona.
Died November 7th, 1930 at 78 years old in Florence.
Wouter Brouwer
Dutch fencer (1882-1961).
Born August 10th, 1882 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 78 years old in Amsterdam.
Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg
Catholic cardinal and archbishop of rennes (1842–1921).
Born September 30th, 1842 in Loguivy-Plougras.
Died September 22nd, 1921 at 78 years old in Rennes.
Leon De Lathouwer
Belgian cyclist (1929–2008).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Wetteren.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kalken.
Ove Dahl
Norwegian botanist (1862-1940).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Orkdal Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1940 at 78 years old in Oslo.
József Kiss
Poet (1843–1921).
Born November 30th, 1843 in Mezőcsát.
Died December 31st, 1921 at 78 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Luigi Mannelli
Italian water polo player (1939-2017).
Born February 21st, 1939 in Naples.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Naples. [ref]
Franz Keller
Swiss psychologist and christian marxist or socialist christian pacifist and editor (1913-1991).
Born May 19th, 1913 in Solothurn.
Died September 12th, 1991 at 78 years old in Switzerland.
Hnat Yura
Ukrainian actor (1888-1966).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Pidlisne.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 2071 to 2080 of 2164
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