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Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Édouard Goursat
French mathematician (1858-1936).
Born May 21st, 1858 in Lanzac. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1936 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maria Antonia of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1899-1977).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Zagreb.
Died October 22nd, 1977 at 78 years old in Porto Alegre.
Carlo Parola
Italian footballer (1921–2000).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Turin.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Turin.
Régine Deforges
French film director and writer.
Born August 15th, 1935 in Montmorillon. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel Viglietti
Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist (1939-2017).
Born July 24th, 1939 in Montevideo.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Sergio Bonelli
Italian comic book author (1932-2011).
Born December 2nd, 1932 in Milan.
Died September 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Monza. [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).
Sat-Okh
Children's author and soldier in the polish resistance during world war ii.
Born April 15th, 1925 in Alexeyevsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Canada.
Died July 3rd, 2003 at 78 years old in Gdańsk.
Carl Grünberg
Austrian economist, economic historian and sociologist (1861-1940).
Born February 10th, 1861 in Focșani.
Died February 2nd, 1940 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
Vladimir I. Georgiev
Bulgarian linguist (1908-1986).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Gabare.
Died July 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in Sofia.
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