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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Zdravko Rajkov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Čurug. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Lothar Späth
German politician of the cdu (1937-2016).
Born November 16th, 1937 in Sigmaringen.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Stuttgart (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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).
Johan Willem Beyen
Dutch politician (1897-1976).
Born May 2nd, 1897 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1976 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player.
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Josef Strzygowski
Austrian art historian.
Born March 7th, 1862 in Bielsko-Biała. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1965).
Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Roberto Peccei
American physicist.
Born January 6th, 1942 in Turin.
Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nikolai Gubenko
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter, politician.
Born August 17th, 1941 in Odesa.
Died August 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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