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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Oiva Lommi
Finnish rower (1922-2000).
Born June 30th, 1922 in Vehkalahti.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Kotka.
Park Yeong-hyo
Korean politician (1861-1939).
Born July 19th, 1861 in Suwon.
Died September 21st, 1939 at 78 years old in Seoul.
John King
American singer and film actor (1909-1987).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Cincinnati.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Henryk Budziński
Polish rower (1904–1983).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Bobryk. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Gdańsk.
Heikki Hirvonen
Finnish biathlete.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Rääkkylä.
Died August 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Riihimäki.
Alma Lund
Finnish opera singer (1854–1932).
Born April 30th, 1854 in Turku. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1932 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Ercole Carzino
Italian footballer (1901-1980).
Born October 9th, 1901 in Sampierdarena.
Died January 10th, 1980 at 78 years old in Sampierdarena.
Lauri Nevalainen
Finnish rower.
Born January 24th, 1927 in Kotka.
Died July 31st, 2005 at 78 years old in Kotka.
Tekla Hultin
Finnish politician and journalist.
Born April 18th, 1864 in Jaakkima.
Died March 31st, 1943 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
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