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Dead at age 78
1,676 Notable deaths
Bobby Campbell
English footballer and manager (1937-2015).
Born April 23rd, 1937 in Liverpool.
Died November 6th, 2015 at 78 years old in England. [ref]
Ram Swarup
Indian historian.
Born October 12th, 1920 in Sonipat.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Zong Qinghou
Chinese businessman.
Born October 11th, 1945 in Suqian.
Died February 25th, 2024 at 78 years old in Hangzhou (lung cancer). [ref]
Girija Vyas
Indian politician.
Born July 8th, 1946 in Nathdwara.
Died May 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Ahmedabad. [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]
Maurice André
French trumpeter born in occitania (1933-2012).
Born May 21st, 1933 in Alès. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bayonne. [ref]
Laurens Hammond
American inventor (1895–1973).
Born January 11th, 1895 in Evanston.
Died July 3rd, 1973 at 78 years old in Cornwall.
Christopher Gunning
British composer.
Born August 5th, 1944 in Cheltenham.
Died March 24th, 2023 at 78 years old [ref]
Kornel Morawiecki
Polish politician (1941-2019).
Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Camille Chautemps
French politician (1885–1963).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Paris.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
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