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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869–1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896–1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey.
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Montreuil.
Immanuel Jakobovits
British rabbi, styled baron jakobovits (1921-1999).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Kaliningrad.
Died October 31st, 1999 at 78 years old in St John's Wood.
Ted Koehler
American lyricist (1894-1973).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 17th, 1973 at 78 years old in Santa Monica.
Ali Khalif Galaydh
Prime minister of somalia.
Born October 15th, 1941 in Las Anod.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Jijiga. [ref]
Jenő Hubay
Hungarian musician (1858–1937).
Born September 15th, 1858 in Pest.
Died March 12th, 1937 at 78 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Rosa Maria Sardà
Spanish actress.
Born July 30th, 1941 in Barcelona.
Died June 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Barcelona (lymphoma). [ref]
Renato Rascel
Italian actor (1912–1991).
Born April 27th, 1912 in Turin.
Died January 2nd, 1991 at 78 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Vyacheslav Dobrynin
Soviet and russian composer, songwriter, pop singer (1946–2024).
Born January 25th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Saby Kamalich
Peruvian-mexican actress.
Born May 13th, 1939 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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