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Dead at age 78
1,600 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Soviet air force marshal.
Born February 3rd, 1942 in Bolshoi Log.
Died December 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Yoon Jeong-hee
South korean actress (1944–2023).
Born July 30th, 1944 in Busan. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2023 at 78 years old in Bussy-Saint-Georges (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Bernard L. Kowalski
Director (1929-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Brownsville. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Camille Chautemps
French politician (1885-1963).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1963 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
András Toma
Hungarian soldier (1925-2004).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Újfehértó.
Died March 30th, 2004 at 78 years old in Nyíregyháza.
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
British politician (1870-1949).
Born November 19th, 1870 in South Shields.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 78 years old
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
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
Ecuadorian-american film and television actor (1925-2004).
Born December 13th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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