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Dead at age 78
1,603 Notable deaths
William Steinberg
American conductor (1899-1978).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist.
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian artist and writer (1912–1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Christiania, Oslo.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 78 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Dorothy Dalton
American actress (1893–1972).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 78 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Walter Kempowski
German writer.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Rostock. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rotenburg an der Wümme (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Arne Nordheim
Norwegian composer (1931-2010).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Larvik. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2010 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896–1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey.
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Montreuil.
Fredi
Finnish singer.
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer.
Born August 23rd, 1851. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town. [ref]
Hugo Fregonese
Argentine film director.
Born April 8th, 1908 in Mendoza. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1987 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
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