Dead at age 78

1,695 Notable deaths

Albert Scherrer

Swiss racing driver (1908-1986).

Born February 28th, 1908 in Riehen.

Died July 5th, 1986 at 78 years old in Basel.

Hans Selander

Swedish footballer and manager (1945–2023).

Born March 15th, 1945 in Helsingborg.

Died December 15th, 2023 at 78 years old in Falkenberg Municipality.

Séamus Freeman

Irish bishop (1944–2022).

Born February 23rd, 1944 in County Tipperary.

Died August 20th, 2022 at 78 years old in Dublin.

Armando Tobar

Chilean footballer (1938-2016).

Born June 7th, 1938 in Chile.

Died November 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Viña del Mar. [ref]

Pál Teleki

Hungarian footballer (1906-1984).

Born March 5th, 1906 in Békéscsaba.

Died October 30th, 1984 at 78 years old in Miskolc. [ref]

Ivan Regen

Slovenian biologist (1868-1947).

Born December 9th, 1868 in Gorenja Vas.

Died July 27th, 1947 at 78 years old in Vienna.

Guram Minashvili

Basketball player (1936-2015).

Born November 25th, 1936 in Tbilisi. [ref]

Died March 1st, 2015 at 78 years old in Tbilisi.

Nándor Dáni

Hungarian athlete.

Born May 30th, 1871 in Pest.

Died December 31st, 1949 at 78 years old in Budapest.

Carolina Benedicks-Bruce

Swedish sculptor (1856–1935).

Born October 28th, 1856 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]

Died February 16th, 1935 at 78 years old [ref]

César López Fretes

Paraguayan footballer (1923-2001).

Born March 21st, 1923 in Asunción.

Died July 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Pereira.

Deaths 1401 to 1410 of 1695

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz