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Dead at age 78
1,510 Notable deaths
Naoto Tajima
Japanese long and triple jumper.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Iwakuni.
Died December 4th, 1990 at 78 years old in Iwakuni.
Kornel Morawiecki
Polish politician (1941-2019).
Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Toyen
Czech painter, photographer, writer and artist (1902–1980).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Smíchov.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Ignazio Silone
Italian author and politician (1900-1978).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Pescina. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 78 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Indalecio Prieto
Spanish socialist politician (1883-1962).
Born April 30th, 1883 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1962 at 78 years old in Mexico, Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gaston Thorn
Prime minister of luxembourg (1928-2007).
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Jonathan Riley-Smith
British historian.
Born June 27th, 1938 in Harrogate.
Died September 13th, 2016 at 78 years old [ref]
Andrew Jennings
British journalist.
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Kirkcaldy.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Carlisle. [ref]
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in germany (1908–1987).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
R. V. C. Bodley
British army officer (1892-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1892 in Paris.
Died May 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Bramley.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht