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Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
James Anderson
Australian tennis player (1894–1973).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Enfield.
Died December 22nd, 1973 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Ignace Gelb
American historian (1907-1985).
Born October 14th, 1907 in Tarnów.
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Madalena Iglésias do Vale
Portuguese singer and actress (1939-2018).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 78 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Hjalmar Mellin
Finnish mathematician (1854-1933).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Liminka.
Died April 5th, 1933 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Ragnar Östberg
Swedish architect.
Born July 14th, 1866 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1945 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Paul Gerson Unna
German physician and dermatologist (1850-1929).
Born September 8th, 1850 in Hamburg.
Died January 29th, 1929 at 78 years old in Hamburg (influenza).
Beniamino Andreatta
Italian economist/politician (1928-2007).
Born August 11th, 1928 in Trento.
Died March 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Mamerto Urriolagoitía
President of bolivia (1895–1974).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sucre.
Died June 4th, 1974 at 78 years old in Sucre.
Bruno Apitz
German writer (1900-1979).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.
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