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Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Halina Czerny-Stefańska
Polish musician (1922–2001).
Born December 31st, 1922 in Kraków.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Kraków.
Nikos Engonopoulos
Greek artist (1907-1985).
Born October 21st, 1907 in Athens.
Died October 31st, 1985 at 78 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
André Hossein
French composer (1905-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Paris.
Dobriša Cesarić
Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980).
Born January 10th, 1902 in Požega.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Don Welsh
English footballer and manager (1911-1990).
Born February 25th, 1911 in Manchester.
Died February 2nd, 1990 at 78 years old in England.
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Austrian writer (1897–1976).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 78 years old in Vienna (lung cancer).
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]
Klausjürgen Wussow
German actor.
Born April 30th, 1929 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died June 19th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
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