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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Kiril Dojčinovski
Macedonian footballer (1943–2022).
Born October 17th, 1943 in Skopje.
Died August 10th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
Lithuanian academic.
Born April 4th, 1927 in Kaunas.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 78 years old in Vilnius.
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Kazan.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Hal Pereira
American director (1905-1983).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died December 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Fred C. Newmeyer
American actor (1888-1967).
Born August 9th, 1888 in Central City. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1967 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Nino Taranto
Italian actor (1907-1986).
Born August 28th, 1907 in Naples.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Naples.
Jens Okking
Danish actor, singer and politician. (1939-2018).
Born December 18th, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2018 at 78 years old [ref]
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]
Jean-Claude Turcotte
Canadian catholic cardinal (1936-2015).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Montreal.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 78 years old in Montreal (diabetes).
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