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Dead at age 78
1,677 Notable deaths
Liesbeth List
Dutch singer (1941–2020).
Born December 12th, 1941 in Bandung.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 78 years old in Soest. [ref]
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]
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]
César Mendoza Durán
Chilean military (1918-1996).
Born September 11th, 1918 in Santiago.
Died September 13th, 1996 at 78 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).
Julio Anguita
Spanish communist politician (1941-2020).
Born November 21st, 1941 in Fuengirola.
Died May 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Córdoba (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Meinhard Michael Moser
Austrian mycologist (1924-2002).
Born March 13th, 1924 in Innsbruck.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in Innsbruck (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Mohammadullah
Bengali politician (1921–1999).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Raipur Upazila.
Died November 12th, 1999 at 78 years old in Dhaka.
Charles Gore
Anglican bishop (1853-1932).
Born January 22nd, 1853 in Wimbledon.
Died January 17th, 1932 at 78 years old in London.
Archibald Garrod
British doctor (1857-1936).
Born November 25th, 1857 in London.
Died March 28th, 1936 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Peter Weibel
Austrian artist and theorist (1944-2023).
Born March 5th, 1944 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2023 at 78 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
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