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Dead at age 78
1,510 Notable deaths
Chatchai Chunhawan
Thai army officer and politician (1920-1998).
Born April 5th, 1920 in Bangkok.
Died May 6th, 1998 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer).
Laurens Hammond
American inventor.
Born January 11th, 1895 in Evanston.
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 78 years old in Cornwall.
Albert Paulsen
American film and television actor (1925-2004).
Born December 13th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor.
Born January 15th, 1895 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1973 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Hugo Sotil
Peruvian footballer (1949–2024).
Born May 18th, 1946 in Ica. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2024 at 78 years old in Lima (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Peter Cormack
Scottish footballer and manager (1946–2024).
Born July 17th, 1946 in Edinburgh.
Died October 10th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Pierre Koenig
American architect.
Born October 17th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ulf von Euler
Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Stockholm.
Died March 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Antonio Salandra
Prime minister of italy (1853-1931).
Born August 13th, 1853 in Troia. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1931 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Tully Marshall
Actor.
Born April 10th, 1864 in Nevada City.
Died March 10th, 1943 at 78 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
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