Dead at age 78
1,697 Notable deaths
Pontus Hanson
Swedish swimmer and water polo player.
Born May 24th, 1884 in Kristinehamn. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Sándor Jávorka
Hungarian botanist (1883–1961).
Born March 12th, 1883 in Štiavnické Bane.
Died September 28th, 1961 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Hannu Rantakari
Artistic gymnast (1939–2018).
Born January 8th, 1939 in Tampere.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 78 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Dimitrij Andrusov
Slovak geologist (1897–1976).
Born November 7th, 1897 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Oreste Barale
Italian footballer (1904-1982).
Born October 4th, 1904 in Pezzana.
Died February 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Alessandria. [ref]
Anders Moen
Gymnast (1887–1966).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Stange Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1966 at 78 years old in Skedsmo Municipality.
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Florence (multiple myeloma). [ref]
William Burns
Canadian lacrosse player.
Born March 24th, 1875 in Ontario.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
Hiroshi Yoneyama
Japanese swimmer.
Born March 23rd, 1909 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 24th, 1988 at 78 years old
Mildred Fizzell
Athletics competitor.
Born June 12th, 1915 in Toronto.
Died November 11th, 1993 at 78 years old in Toronto.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson