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Dead at age 78
1,514 Notable deaths
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician.
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
Alexander Mach
Slovak minister of interior of the slovakia and publicist (1902-1980).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Palárikovo. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Toshizō Nishio
Japanese general.
Born October 31st, 1881 in Tottori.
Died October 26th, 1960 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Otto Warburg
German botanist (1859-1938).
Born July 20th, 1859 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1938 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
Soviet singer (1906-1984).
Born March 24th, 1906 in Kharkiv.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died April 4th, 1996 at 78 years old in Lancaster.
Micheline Ostermeyer
French athlete and piano concertist.
Born December 23rd, 1922 in Rang-du-Fliers. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 78 years old in Bois-Guillaume. [ref]
Bruno Schleinstein
German actor and musician (1932-2010).
Born June 2nd, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 11th, 2010 at 78 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nikos Engonopoulos
Greek artist (1907-1985).
Born October 21st, 1907 in Athens.
Died October 31st, 1985 at 78 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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