Dead at age 78
1,693 Notable deaths
José Policarpo
Patriarch of lisbon and cardinal (1936-2014).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Alvorninha.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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]
Aly Maher Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1882–1960).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Cairo.
Died August 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Geneva.
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]
Max Reimann
German politician (1898-1977).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Elbląg.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
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).
John Rambo
American athletics competitor.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Paramount.
Janusz Głowacki
Polish writer (1938–2017).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Egypt, Marsa Alam. [ref]
Josef Strzygowski
Austrian art historian (1862–1941).
Born March 7th, 1862 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Charles Mengin
French painter of the academic art movement (1853-1933).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1932 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney