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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
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.
Raymond F. Jones
American writer (1915–1994).
Born November 17th, 1915 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Sandy.
Vladimir Kasatonov
Soviet admiral (1910-1989).
Born July 21st, 1910 in Petergof.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements.
Born January 14th, 1851 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1930 at 78 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Françoise Bonnot
French film editor (1939-2018).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Bois-Colombes. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Guy Bonnet
French singer and composer.
Born August 8th, 1945 in Avignon. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2024 at 78 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Boris Nicolaevsky
Russian historian (1887-1966).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Belebey. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aleksei Petrenko
Ukrainian, soviet and russian actor (1938-2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oscar Branch Colquitt
American politician (1861-1940).
Born December 16th, 1861 in Camilla.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Dallas.
George Rigaud
Actor.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Leganés (traffic collision).
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