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Dead at age 78
1,510 Notable deaths
John Goodall
English footballer and manager (1863-1942).
Born June 19th, 1863 in Westminster.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 78 years old in Watford.
Gottfried Dienst
Swiss football referee (1919-1998).
Born September 9th, 1919 in Basel.
Died June 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Bern.
Mario Corso
Italian football player and manager (1941-2020).
Born August 25th, 1941 in Verona.
Died June 20th, 2020 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Geir Lundestad
Norwegian historian and director of the norwegian nobel institute.
Born January 17th, 1945 in Sulitjelma. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2023 at 78 years old [ref]
Jacques Soustelle
French politician and member of the resistance (1912-1990).
Born February 3rd, 1912 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1990 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Bernd Hölzenbein
German footballer.
Born March 9th, 1946 in Runkel.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Saby Kamalich
Peruvian-mexican actress.
Born May 13th, 1939 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Igor Rodionov
Soviet and russian general and politician.
Born December 1st, 1936 in Kurakino.
Died December 19th, 2014 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Ali Khalif Galaydh
Prime minister of somalia.
Born October 15th, 1941 in Las Anod.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Jijiga. [ref]
Man Mohan Adhikari
Prime minister of nepal (1920-1999).
Born June 9th, 1920 in Lazimpat. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1999 at 78 years old in Kathmandu.
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