Dead at age 78

1,695 Notable deaths

Héctor González Garzón

Colombian footballer (1937-2015).

Born July 7th, 1937 in Zipaquirá.

Died August 23rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Bogotá. [ref]

Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira

Brazilian footballer (1907-1986).

Born December 21st, 1907 in Macaé.

Died August 13th, 1986 at 78 years old in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Evert Jan Bulder

Dutch footballer (1894-1973).

Born December 24th, 1894 in Groningen.

Died April 21st, 1973 at 78 years old in Heerenveen.

Franz Brunner

Austrian handball player.

Born March 21st, 1913 in Vienna.

Died December 22nd, 1991 at 78 years old

Abdelrahman Fawzy

Egyptian footballer (1909-1988).

Born November 11th, 1909 in Port Said.

Died October 16th, 1988 at 78 years old in Cairo.

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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs