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Dead at age 78
1,604 Notable deaths
Fritz Schumacher
German architect and urban designer (1869–1947).
Born November 4th, 1869 in Bremen.
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 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
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]
Celso Bugallo Aguiar
Spanish actor.
Born March 12th, 1947 in Lagarei.
Died December 20th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]
Chandralekha
Indian dancer and choreographer (1928–2006).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Maharashtra.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
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 (1881–1960).
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]
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