Dead at age 78
1,695 Notable deaths
Yves Herbet
French footballer.
Born August 17th, 1945 in Villers-Cotterêts.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Jindřich Polák
Czech film director.
Born May 5th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
George Bonhag
Athlete (1882–1960).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Boston.
Died October 30th, 1960 at 78 years old in The Bronx.
Peter Rühmkorf
German writer (1929-2008).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Roseburg (cancer). [ref]
Boris Gaganelov
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2020).
Born October 7th, 1941 in Petrich.
Died June 5th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Kazuo Yamada
Japanese conductor and composer (1912-1991).
Born October 19th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died August 13th, 1991 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Joann Lysov
Estonian basketball player, coach and sports pedagogue (1921-2000).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died August 3rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Mohammad Asad Malik
Pakistani field hockey player (1941-2020).
Born October 30th, 1941.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 78 years old in Sharakpur. [ref]
Sigge Fürst
Actor (1905-1984).
Born November 3rd, 1905 in Stockholm.
Died June 11th, 1984 at 78 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Willy Schäfer
Television actor (1933-2011).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 2011 at 78 years old in Munich.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore