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Dead at age 78
1,512 Notable deaths
Robert Ridgway
American ornithologist (1850-1929).
Born July 2nd, 1850 in Mount Carmel. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1929 at 78 years old in Olney. [ref]
Clive Barker
South african football manager.
Born July 23rd, 1944 in Durban.
Died June 10th, 2023 at 78 years old in Durban (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
Fritz Wiedemann
German diplomat (1891-1970).
Born August 16th, 1891 in Augsburg.
Died January 11th, 1970 at 78 years old in Eggenfelden.
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]
Hariclea Darclée
Romanian singer.
Born June 10th, 1860 in Brăila.
Died January 12th, 1939 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Arthur Edeson
American cinematographer (1891-1970).
Born October 24th, 1891 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 78 years old in Agoura Hills.
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
President of fifa (1876-1955).
Born December 16th, 1876 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician.
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
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