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Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Cy Denneny
Canadian ice hockey player (1891–1970).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Farran's Point.
Died September 10th, 1970 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Dhani Ram Chatrik
Punjabi poet (1876-1954).
Born October 4th, 1876 in Sheikhupura.
Died December 18th, 1954 at 78 years old in Amritsar.
Harald Reinl
Austrian director (1908-1986).
Died October 9th, 1986 at 78 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician (1940–2019).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Venice.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Venice (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Carlos Pellicer
Modernist mexican poet (1899–1977).
Born January 16th, 1899 in Villahermosa.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Sergey Malyutin
Russian artist (1859-1937).
Born October 4th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died December 6th, 1937 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Mike Troy
American swimmer (1940–2019).
Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
Rudi van Dantzig
Dutch dancer and choreographer (1933–2012).
Born August 4th, 1933 in Amsterdam.
Died January 19th, 2012 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (breast cancer, lymphoma).
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