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Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Charles Pellat
French arabist (1914-1992).
Born September 28th, 1914 in Souk Ahras.
Died October 28th, 1992 at 78 years old in Paris.
George Fawcett
Actor (1860-1939).
Born August 25th, 1860 in Alexandria.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 78 years old in Nantucket (myocardial infarction).
Isaac-Meir Levin
Israeli politician & polish rabbi (1893-1971).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Góra Kalwaria. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1971 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Hal Pereira
American director (1905-1983).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died December 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Princess Antoinette of Anhalt
Princess of schaumburg-lippe.
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Dessau.
Died April 3rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Dessau.
Françoise Bonnot
French film editor (1939-2018).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Bois-Colombes. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Fritz Schumacher
German architect and urban designer (1869–1947).
Born November 4th, 1869 in Bremen.
Died November 5th, 1947 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Bruno Apitz
German writer (1900-1979).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.
Mariano Martín
Spanish footballer (1919-1998).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Dueñas.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
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