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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Felix Weingartner
Austrian conductor, composer and pianist (1863-1942).
Died May 7th, 1942 at 78 years old in Winterthur.
Charles William Miller
Brazilian footballer and manager (1874-1953).
Born November 24th, 1874 in São Paulo.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 78 years old in São Paulo.
Âşık Veysel
Turkish poet (1894–1973).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Şarkışla.
Died March 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Şarkışla (lung cancer).
Hakim Said
Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of sindh province (1920–1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Delhi.
Died October 17th, 1998 at 78 years old in Karachi.
Kinryū Arimoto
Japanese voice actor (1940–2019).
Born February 11th, 1940 in Tottori.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 78 years old in Minato (esophageal cancer).
George Raynor
English footballer and manager.
Born January 13th, 1907 in Wombwell.
Died November 7th, 1985 at 78 years old in Derbyshire. [ref]
Joseph T. McNarney
United states army general (1893–1972).
Born August 28th, 1893 in Emporium.
Died February 1st, 1972 at 78 years old in La Jolla.
C. K. Williams
American poet and critic (1936-2015).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Newark. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hopewell (cancer). [ref]
Bernd Hölzenbein
German footballer (1946–2024).
Born March 9th, 1946 in Dehrn.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 78 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Hopkinton.
Died January 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Rockville.
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