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Dead at age 78
1,597 Notable deaths
Ted Fujita
Japanese-american severe storms researcher.
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Sone.
Died November 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Maria Bueno
Brazilian tennis player.
Born October 11th, 1939 in São Paulo.
Died June 8th, 2018 at 78 years old in São Paulo (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Indian writer (1889-1968).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Narmadapuram district.
Died January 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
Ernesto Laclau
Argentine philosopher and political theorist (1935-2014).
Born October 6th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 13th, 2014 at 78 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction).
Robert Walser
Swiss writer (1878–1956).
Born April 15th, 1878 in Bienne. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1956 at 78 years old in Herisau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wilhelm Ostwald
Baltic german chemist.
Born September 2nd, 1853 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1932 at 78 years old in Großbothen. [ref]
José Vasconcelos
Mexican secretary of education (1881-1959).
Born February 28th, 1881 in Oaxaca State. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1959 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Werner Sombart
German economist, sociologist, historian (1863-1941).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Ermsleben. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1941 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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