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Dead at age 78

1,678 Notable deaths

Petar Zhekov

Bulgarian footballer (1944–2023).

Born October 10th, 1944 in Knizhovnik.

Died February 18th, 2023 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Hugo Fregonese

Argentine film director.

Born April 8th, 1908 in Mendoza. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1987 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.

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.

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.

Jutta Hipp

Jazz pianist (1925-2003).

Born February 4th, 1925 in Leipzig.

Died April 7th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sunnyside.

Vítězslav Novák

Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).

Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]

Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]

Friedrich Sämisch

German chess player (1896-1975).

Born September 20th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.

Died August 16th, 1975 at 78 years old in Wannsee.

Adnan Şenses

Turkish musician and actor (1935-2013).

Born August 21st, 1935 in Gaziantep, Eskişehir.

Died December 25th, 2013 at 78 years old in Istanbul (stomach cancer). [ref]

Joachim Jeremias

German theologian (1900–1979).

Born September 20th, 1900 in Dresden.

Died September 6th, 1979 at 78 years old in Tübingen.

Fritz Joubert Duquesne

South african journalist (1877–1956).

Born September 21st, 1877 in Cape Colony.

Died May 24th, 1956 at 78 years old in New York City.

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