Dead at age 78
1,693 Notable deaths
Dominique Lecourt
French philosopher (1944–2022).
Born February 5th, 1944 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 1st, 2022 at 78 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vasile Voiculescu
Romanian writer (1884–1963).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Pârscov.
Died April 27th, 1963 at 78 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Fritz Diez
German actor (1901-1979).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Meiningen.
Died October 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Weimar.
Markus Raetz
Swiss artist (1941-2020).
Born June 6th, 1941 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2020 at 78 years old in Bern. [ref]
Niels Helveg Petersen
Danish politician (1939-2017).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Odense.
Died June 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tullebølle Parish (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Aino Kallas
Finnish-estonian writer (1878-1956).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Yaroslav Yevdokimov
Russian singer.
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Rivne.
Died August 22nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Thierry Maulnier
French writer (1909–1988).
Born October 1st, 1909 in Alès.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette.
Antonije Isaković
Serbian writer and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1923-2002).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Ján Cikker
Slovak composer (1911–1989).
Born July 29th, 1911 in Banská Bystrica. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1989 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø