Dead at age 78
1,695 Notable deaths
Guy Guillabert
French rower.
Born January 28th, 1931 in Villefranche-d'Albigeois. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2009 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Aino Bach
Estonian artist (1901–1980).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Koeru.
Died August 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Louis Wagner
French racecar driver (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais.
Died March 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Montlhéry.
Ludwig Schuberth
Austrian handball player (1911-1989).
Born July 24th, 1911 in Austria.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 78 years old
Jonas Boruta
Polish priest (1944–2022).
Born October 11th, 1944 in Kaunas.
Died December 19th, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Pedro Ercílio Simon
Brazilian archbishop (1941–2020).
Born September 9th, 1941 in Lagoa Vermelha.
Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Passo Fundo. [ref]
Jaime Gómez
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Manzanillo.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kaarlo Kustaa Paasia
Gymnast (1883-1961).
Born August 28th, 1883 in Valkeakoski.
Died December 19th, 1961 at 78 years old in Naantali.
Jens Nygaard Knudsen
Danish toy designer.
Born January 25th, 1942 in Denmark. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 78 years old in Anker Fjord Hospice (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Albert Schwartz
American swimmer (1907–1986).
Born December 21st, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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