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Dead at age 78
1,674 Notable deaths
Alfred Zech
German child soldier (1932–2011).
Born October 12th, 1932 in Złotniki.
Died June 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Hückelhoven.
Detlev Bronk
Scientist.
Born August 13th, 1897 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 78 years old in New York City.
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Former caretaker prime minister of pakistan.
Born August 14th, 1931 in Shaheed Benazirabad District.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Mike Lowry
American politician (1939-2017).
Born March 8th, 1939 in St. John.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 78 years old in Olympia (stroke). [ref]
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Gatchina.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 78 years old in London.
Blas Roca Calderio
Cuban politician.
Born July 24th, 1908 in Manzanillo.
Died April 26th, 1987 at 78 years old in Havana.
Karel Zeman
Czech film director, artist and animator (1910-1989).
Born November 3rd, 1910 in Ostroměř. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1989 at 78 years old in Zlín. [ref]
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Ernst Niekisch
German politician (1889-1967).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Trzebnica. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 78 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
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