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Dead at age 78
1,512 Notable deaths
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
Daniel Viglietti
Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist (1939-2017).
Born July 24th, 1939 in Montevideo.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Jean-Louis Forain
French artist (1852-1931).
Born October 23rd, 1852 in Reims. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Harald Reinl
Austrian director (1908-1986).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1986 at 78 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Wacław Stachiewicz
Polish general (1894-1973).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died November 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Montreal.
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Canberra (cancer).
Stephen Schwartz
American pathologist and medical doctor.
Born January 1st, 1942.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Seattle (COVID-19). [ref]
Valentín González
Spanish army commander.
Born November 4th, 1904 in Badajoz.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Princess Xenia of Montenegro
Daughter of nicholas i of montenegro (1881-1960).
Born April 22nd, 1881 in Cetinje.
Died March 10th, 1960 at 78 years old in Paris.
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
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