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Dead at age 78
1,596 Notable deaths
Arthur Freed
American lyricist and hollywood film producer (1894-1973).
Born September 9th, 1894 in Charleston.
Died April 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Franz Lehár
Austrian composer.
Born April 30th, 1870 in Komárom. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1948 at 78 years old in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Jacob Epstein
American-british sculptor (1880–1959).
Born November 10th, 1880 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 1959 at 78 years old in London.
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Award-winning and bestselling bengali poet and author (1934-2012).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Faridpur District.
Died October 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luigi Cadorna
Italian general.
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Paul Arizin
American basketball player.
Born April 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Li Zongren
Chinese military commander, former vice-president and acting president of the roc (1890-1969).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Lingui District. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Victor Klemperer
German philologist (1881-1960).
Born October 9th, 1881 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died February 11th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Gustáv Husák
Czechoslovak politician, 9th president of czechoslovakia (1913-1991).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Dúbravka. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Peter Mayle
British writer.
Born June 14th, 1939 in Oxshott. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
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