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Dead at age 78
1,514 Notable deaths
Terele Pávez
Spanish actress.
Born July 29th, 1939 in Bilbao.
Died August 11th, 2017 at 78 years old in Madrid (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
César Alierta
Spanish businessman.
Born May 5th, 1945 in Zaragoza.
Died January 10th, 2024 at 78 years old in Zaragoza (pneumonia). [ref]
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess consort of waldeck-pyrmont.
Born January 6th, 1858 in Kiel.
Died July 2nd, 1936 at 78 years old in Marburg (disease).
Menachem Ussishkin
Jewish politician.
Born August 14th, 1863 in Dubroŭna.
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Yvonne Blake
British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
Kaqusha Jashari
Prime minister of kosovo.
Born August 16th, 1946 in Skenderaj.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prishtina. [ref]
Klausjürgen Wussow
German actor.
Born April 30th, 1929 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died June 19th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
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