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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Jutta Hipp
Jazz pianist (1925-2003).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sunnyside.
Carl Ludwig
German physiologist (1816-1895).
Born December 29th, 1816 in Witzenhausen.
Died April 27th, 1895 at 78 years old in Leipzig.
Vítězslav Novák
Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).
Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]
Dugald Clerk
British engineer (1854–1932).
Born March 31st, 1854 in Glasgow.
Died November 12th, 1932 at 78 years old in Surrey.
Friedrich Sämisch
German chess player (1896-1975).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 16th, 1975 at 78 years old in Wannsee.
Adnan Şenses
Turkish actor and singer (1935–2013).
Born August 21st, 1935 in Gaziantep, Eskişehir.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 78 years old in Istanbul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Joachim Jeremias
German theologian (1900–1979).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died September 6th, 1979 at 78 years old in Tübingen.
Antonio Bazzini
Italian violinist, composer and teacher (1818-1897).
Born November 24th, 1818 in Brescia.
Died February 10th, 1897 at 78 years old in Milan.
William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech
British politician and banker (1885-1964).
Born April 11th, 1885 in London.
Died February 14th, 1964 at 78 years old in London.
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).
Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).
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