Dead at age 78
1,688 Notable deaths
Richmal Crompton
English short-story writer and novelist (1890–1969).
Born December 15th, 1890 in Bury. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1969 at 78 years old in Farnborough. [ref]
Fabian Ver
Filipino general (1920-1998).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Sarrat.
Died November 21st, 1998 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
Viktor Chernov
Russian politician (1873–1952).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Khvalynsk.
Died April 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in New York City.
Mark Van Doren
American poet and literary critic (1894-1972).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Vermilion County. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1972 at 78 years old in Torrington. [ref]
Jack Twyman
American basketball player.
Born May 21st, 1934 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 2012 at 78 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
Ernest Bloch
American composer (1880-1959).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Geneva. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 78 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Takeo Yoshikawa
Japanese spy in hawaii.
Born March 7th, 1914 in Matsuyama.
Died February 20th, 1993 at 78 years old
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ivan Meštrović
Croatian sculptor and architect (1883-1962).
Born August 15th, 1883 in Vrpolje. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in South Bend. [ref]
Alfred Döblin
German expressionist novelist.
Born August 10th, 1878 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1957 at 78 years old in Emmendingen. [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein