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Dead at age 78
1,678 Notable deaths
Bujar Bukoshi
Kosovar politician.
Born May 13th, 1947 in Suhareka.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
Rem Viakhirev
Russian businessman (1934-2013).
Born August 23rd, 1934 in Bolshaya Chernigovka.
Died February 11th, 2013 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Nossig
Sculptor.
Born April 18th, 1864 in Lviv.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Winifred Westover
American actress (1899–1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Federn
Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Ali Treki
Libyan diplomat (1937-2015).
Born October 10th, 1937 in Misrata.
Died October 19th, 2015 at 78 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Alun Hoddinott
Welsh composer.
Born August 11th, 1929 in Caerphilly County Borough. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2008 at 78 years old in Swansea. [ref]
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]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde