Dead at age 78
1,693 Notable deaths
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala
Prime minister of egypt (1930-2008).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Beheira Governorate.
Died September 6th, 2008 at 78 years old in Cairo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Sam Raybould
English footballer (1875-1953).
Born June 11th, 1875 in Derbyshire.
Died December 17th, 1953 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
René Bazin
French novelist (1853–1932).
Born December 26th, 1853 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1932 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Tullio Lanese
Italian football referee (1947–2025).
Born January 10th, 1947 in Messina.
Died March 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Messina. [ref]
Agnar Mykle
Norwegian writer and puppeteer.
Born August 8th, 1915 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1994 at 78 years old in Asker.
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Indulata Sukla
Indian mathematician.
Born March 7th, 1944 in Baripada.
Died June 30th, 2022 at 78 years old in Cuttack.
David Ashworth
Irish footballer and manager (1868-1947).
Born June 2nd, 1868 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 78 years old in Blackpool.
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