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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Petar Skansi
Croatian basketball player and coach (1943–2022).
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Sumartin.
Died April 4th, 2022 at 78 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Hippolyte Bernheim
French physician and neurologist (1840-1919).
Born April 17th, 1840 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1919 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arnold Ruge
German philosopher and political writer (1802–1880).
Born September 13th, 1802 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 31st, 1880 at 78 years old in Brighton.
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Grigol Orbeliani
Georgian prince (1804–1883).
Born October 14th, 1804 in Tbilisi.
Died April 2nd, 1883 at 78 years old in Tbilisi.
Hallie Flanagan
American theatrical producer (1890-1969).
Born August 27th, 1890 in Redfield.
Died July 23rd, 1969 at 78 years old in Old Tappan (Parkinson's disease).
Jon Skolmen
Norwegian actor and tv host (1940-2019).
Born November 1st, 1940 in Oslo.
Died March 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Milt Campbell
American decathlete (1933-2012).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Plainfield.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
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