Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Camillo Castiglioni
Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died December 18th, 1957 at 78 years old in Rome.
Nicholas Kaldor
Hungarian-british economist.
Born May 12th, 1908 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1986 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Howard T. Odum
American ecologist.
Born September 1st, 1924 in Durham.
Died September 11th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gainesville.
Eduardo Chillida
Spanish basque sculptor (1924-2002).
Born January 10th, 1924 in San Sebastián.
Died August 19th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Sebastián (Alzheimer's disease).
Harry Grey
American writer (1901-1980).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Kyiv.
Died October 1st, 1980 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Larry Rivers
American artist (1923-2002).
Born August 17th, 1923 in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto rican musician.
Born July 3rd, 1935 in Ponce. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2014 at 78 years old in Cupey (car collision). [ref]
George Vernon Hudson
English-born new zealand entomologist and astronomer (1867–1946).
Born April 20th, 1867 in London. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1946 at 78 years old in Karori. [ref]
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
German noble (1852-1931); grand duke from 1900 until 1918.
Born November 16th, 1852 in Oldenburg.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 78 years old in Rastede.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
German general.
Born June 15th, 1889 in Kołobrzeg.
Died March 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson