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Dead at age 78
1,678 Notable deaths
Piero Cappuccilli
Italian baritone (1929–2005).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2005 at 78 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Michael Gwisdek
German actor and film director (1942–2020).
Born January 14th, 1942 in Weißensee.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Schorfheide. [ref]
Jesse Beams
American physicist (1898–1977).
Born December 25th, 1898 in Belle Plaine.
Died July 23rd, 1977 at 78 years old in Charlottesville.
Fritz Schäffer
German politician (1888-1967).
Born May 12th, 1888 in Munich.
Died March 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
French prime minister (1914–1993).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Luisant. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1993 at 78 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Georg Jünger
German writer.
Born September 1st, 1898 in Hanover. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1977 at 78 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Marita Lindahl
Miss world 1957 (1938–2017).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Helsinki.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Marc Bazin
President of haiti, a world bank official, former united nations functionary and haitian minister of finance and economy (1932-2010).
Born March 6th, 1932 in Saint-Marc.
Died June 16th, 2010 at 78 years old in Port-au-Prince (prostate cancer).
Alketas Panagoulias
Greek footballer (1934-2012).
Born May 30th, 1934 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 18th, 2012 at 78 years old in Fairfax County. [ref]
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Prime minister of romania (1872-1950).
Born February 27th, 1872 in Bobâlna.
Died March 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
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