Dead at age 78
1,696 Notable deaths
Erik Hartsuiker
Dutch rower (1940–2019).
Born October 19th, 1940 in Avereest.
Died January 13th, 2019 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Katarina Blagojević
Serbian chess player.
Born October 31st, 1943 in Belgrade.
Died November 15th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
Yuriy Konovalov
Athletics competitor (1929–2008).
Born December 30th, 1929 in Baku.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 78 years old in Smolensk.
Geysar Kashiyeva
Azerbaijani painter (1893–1972).
Born June 7th, 1893 in Tbilisi.
Died April 17th, 1972 at 78 years old in Baku (malaria).
Olof Stahre
Equestrian.
Born April 19th, 1909 in Lerum Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 78 years old in Blentarp.
Bohumila Řimnáčová
Czech gymnast.
Born September 9th, 1947 in Prague.
Died September 9th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Víctor Unamuno
Spanish footballer (1909-1988).
Born May 21st, 1909 in Bergara.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 78 years old in Durango.
Árpád Lengyel
Swimmer.
Born April 11th, 1915 in Kaposvár.
Died April 30th, 1993 at 78 years old in New Jersey.
Bertalan Papp
Fencer (1913-1992).
Born September 7th, 1913 in Tiszacsege.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Ueli Sutter
Swiss cyclist.
Born March 16th, 1947 in Bettlach.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Willisau. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black