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Dead at age 78
1,600 Notable deaths
Tony Garnier
French architect.
Born August 13th, 1869 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 78 years old in Roquefort-la-Bédoule. [ref]
Valentin Rasputin
Soviet and russian writer.
Born March 15th, 1937 in Ust'-Uda. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rosa Maria Sardà
Spanish actress.
Born July 30th, 1941 in Barcelona.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Barcelona (lymphoma). [ref]
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Tommy Ryan
American boxer.
Born March 31st, 1870 in Redwood.
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 78 years old in Van Nuys.
William A. Niskanen
American economist.
Born March 13th, 1933 in Bend.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of cleveland clinic.
Born November 11th, 1864 in Chili.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Agatha Barbara
Maltese politician (1923-2002).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Żabbar.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 78 years old in Żabbar.
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
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