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Dead at age 78
1,600 Notable deaths
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Betty Blythe
ِamerican actress.
Born September 1st, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Prince Elias, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Pretender to the throne of parma.
Born July 23rd, 1880 in Biarritz.
Died June 27th, 1959 at 78 years old in Friedberg.
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
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]
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Ho Fan
Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).
Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).
Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005).
Born October 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Weston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
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