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Dead at age 78
1,514 Notable deaths
Spartak Mishulin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born October 22nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Jacques Waltz
French cartoonist (1873-1951).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Colmar. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Colmar. [ref]
Helmut Rix
German linguist.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Victor Milner
American cinematographer (1893-1972).
Born December 15th, 1893 in New York City.
Died October 29th, 1972 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player.
Born November 1st, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1957 at 78 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna. [ref]
Gerd Albrecht
German conductor.
Born July 19th, 1935 in Essen. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2014 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vladimír Weiss
Czechoslovak soccer player (1939-2018).
Born September 21st, 1939 in Vrútky. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Slovakia. [ref]
Lothar Späth
German politician of the cdu (1937-2016).
Born November 16th, 1937 in Sigmaringen. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Stuttgart (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner