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Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Celso Bugallo Aguiar
Spanish actor.
Born March 12th, 1947 in Lagarei.
Died December 20th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]
Chandralekha
Indian dancer and choreographer (1928–2006).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Maharashtra.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Chennai.
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]
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
Soviet singer (1906-1984).
Born March 24th, 1906 in Kharkiv.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Jiří Bartoška
Czech actor (1947–2025).
Born March 24th, 1947 in Děčín.
Died May 8th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died April 4th, 1996 at 78 years old in Lancaster.
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.
Christine Carère
Actress (1930-2008).
Born July 27th, 1930 in Dijon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Thadée Cisowski
Polish footballer (1927-2005).
Born February 16th, 1927 in Lublin Voivodeship.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Mâcon.
Vladimir Kasatonov
Soviet admiral (1910-1989).
Born July 21st, 1910 in Petergof.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Moscow.
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