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Dead at age 78

1,679 Notable deaths

Miyoko Asō

Japanese actress and voice actress.

Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.

Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).

Manolis Kalomiris

Greek composer (1883-1962).

Born December 14th, 1883 in İzmir.

Died April 3rd, 1962 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]

Choe Kwang

North korean politician (1918-1997).

Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.

Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).

Samuel Khachikian

Iranian film director.

Born October 22nd, 1923 in Tabriz.

Died October 22nd, 2001 at 78 years old in Tehran.

Yuri Rytkheu

Russian chukchi writer (1930-2008).

Born March 8th, 1930 in Uelen.

Died May 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg (multiple myeloma). [ref]

Vadim Abdrashitov

Russian film director (1945–2023).

Born January 19th, 1945 in Kharkiv.

Died February 12th, 2023 at 78 years old in Moscow.

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.

Ekai Kawaguchi

Japanese buddhist monk (1866–1945).

Born February 26th, 1866 in Sakai.

Died February 24th, 1945 at 78 years old in Daita (intracranial hemorrhage).

Édouard-Alfred Martel

French cave explorer.

Born July 1st, 1859 in Pontoise. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1938 at 78 years old in Montbrison.

Mamerto Urriolagoitía

President of bolivia (1895–1974).

Born December 5th, 1895 in Sucre.

Died June 4th, 1974 at 78 years old in Sucre.

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