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Dead at age 78
1,514 Notable deaths
Édouard Goursat
French mathematician (1858-1936).
Born May 21st, 1858 in Lanzac. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1936 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Winifred Westover
American actress (1899-1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Cor van der Hart
Dutch footballer and manager (1928-2006).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Amstelveen. [ref]
Johanna Westerdijk
Dutch botanist, plant pathologist and mycologist (1883-1961).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Nieuwer-Amstel. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in Baarn. [ref]
Carlo Parola
Italian footballer (1921–2000).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Turin.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Turin.
André Schwarz-Bart
French writer (1928-2006).
Died September 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Pointe-à-Pitre (surgical complications). [ref]
Fred Pentland
English footballer and manager (1883-1962).
Born July 29th, 1883 in Wolverhampton.
Died March 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lytchett Matravers.
Fritz Schumacher
German architect and urban designer.
Born November 4th, 1869 in Bremen. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1947 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [ref]
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
Kazakh basketball player (1944–2022).
Born October 2nd, 1944 in Bostanliq District.
Died December 3rd, 2022 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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