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Dead at age 78
1,676 Notable deaths
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917–1995).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old (Alzheimer's disease).
Gottfried Dienst
Swiss football referee (1919-1998).
Born September 9th, 1919 in Basel.
Died June 1st, 1998 at 78 years old in Bern.
Georges Rochegrosse
French painter (1859-1938).
Born August 2nd, 1859 in Versailles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1938 at 78 years old in El Biar. [ref]
Franco Alfano
Italian composer and pianist.
Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
President of peru (1889-1967).
Born April 11th, 1889 in Lima.
Died August 15th, 1967 at 78 years old in Paris.
Mauro Bolognini
Italian film director.
Born June 28th, 1922 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Icelandic politician, 2nd president of iceland (1894-1972) governer of surtsey (1963-1968).
Born May 13th, 1894 in Iceland.
Died September 15th, 1972 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Dick Marty
Swiss politician (1945–2023).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Sorengo.
Died December 28th, 2023 at 78 years old in Fescoggia. [ref]
Apolo Nsibambi
Ugandan prime minister (1940-2019).
Born October 25th, 1940 in Uganda Protectorate.
Died May 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Bulange (prostate cancer, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
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