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Dead at age 78
1,678 Notable deaths
Henri Gouraud
French general (1867–1946).
Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
George Abecassis
Racecar driver.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died December 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Ibstone.
Sam De Grasse
Actor (1875-1953).
Born June 12th, 1875 in New Brunswick.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 78 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau.
Nikolay Antoshkin
Russian air force colonel general and statesman (1942–2021).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Kuzminovka.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Ken McGregor
Australian tennis player.
Born June 2nd, 1929 in Adelaide.
Died December 1st, 2007 at 78 years old in Myrtle Bank (stomach cancer). [ref]
Otto Modersohn
German painter (1865-1943).
Born February 22nd, 1865 in Soest.
Died March 10th, 1943 at 78 years old in Rotenburg an der Wümme.
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian physicist and engineer (1871–1950).
Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca.
Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello.
Juan Garcia Oliver
Spanish anarchist (1902-1980).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Reus. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 78 years old in Guadalajara.
Stephen Wiesner
Israeli research physicist.
Born August 30th, 1942 in United States of America.
Died August 12th, 2021 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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