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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Menachem Ussishkin
Jewish politician.
Born August 14th, 1863 in Dubroŭna.
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Yvonne Blake
British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
Kaqusha Jashari
Prime minister of kosovo.
Born August 16th, 1946 in Skenderaj.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prishtina. [ref]
Emil Konopinski
American physicist (1911–1990).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Michigan City.
Died May 26th, 1990 at 78 years old in Bloomington (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Klausjürgen Wussow
German actor.
Born April 30th, 1929 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died June 19th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist (1905–1984).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Elisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Friedrich Georg Jünger
German writer.
Born September 1st, 1898 in Hanover. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1977 at 78 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Janusz Głowacki
Polish writer (1938–2017).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Egypt, Marsa Alam. [ref]
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