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Dead at age 78
1,678 Notable deaths
Charles Fabry
French physicist.
Born June 11th, 1867 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
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).
Antonio Mancini
Italian painter (1852-1930).
Born November 14th, 1852 in Albano Laziale.
Died December 28th, 1930 at 78 years old in Rome.
Petar Skansi
Croatian basketball player and coach (1943–2022).
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Sumartin.
Died April 4th, 2022 at 78 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Milt Campbell
American decathlete (1933-2012).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Plainfield.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Wilhelm Heye
German major general (1869–1947).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Fulda.
Died March 11th, 1947 at 78 years old in Braunlage.
Albert Lord
American academic (1912-1991).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Boston.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
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