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Dead at age 78
1,514 Notable deaths
Jimmy Woode
American bassist (1929–2005).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Lindenwold.
George Rigaud
Actor.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Leganés (traffic collision).
Alfred L. Werker
American film director.
Born December 2nd, 1896 in Deadwood. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1975 at 78 years old in Orange County. [ref]
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899-1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Brigitte Kronauer
German writer.
Born December 29th, 1940 in Essen. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier.
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Thadée Cisowski
Polish footballer (1927-2005).
Born February 16th, 1927 in Lublin Voivodeship.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Charnay-lès-Mâcon.
Yuli Vorontsov
Russian/soviet diplomat (1929-2007).
Born October 7th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Manolis Kalomiris
Greek composer (1883-1962).
Born December 14th, 1883 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer (1938-2017).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Norsjö. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rimforsa (stomach cancer). [ref]
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