Dead at age 78
1,692 Notable deaths
Kinryū Arimoto
Japanese voice actor (1940–2019).
Born February 11th, 1940 in Tottori.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 78 years old in Minato (esophageal cancer).
George Raynor
English footballer and manager.
Born January 13th, 1907 in Wombwell.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
C. K. Williams
American poet and critic (1936-2015).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Newark. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hopewell (cancer). [ref]
Bernd Hölzenbein
German footballer (1946–2024).
Born March 9th, 1946 in Dehrn.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 78 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Charles Edward Merriam
American political scientist (1874-1953).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Hopkinton.
Died January 8th, 1953 at 78 years old in Rockville.
Yves Rénier
French actor, screenwriter and director (1942-2021).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2021 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor (1895–1973).
Born January 15th, 1895 in Helsinki.
Died November 11th, 1973 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
R. V. C. Bodley
British army officer (1892-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1892 in Paris.
Died May 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Bramley.
Alexander Tcherepnin
American composer (1899-1977).
Born January 21st, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 30th, 1977 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Arleen Whelan
Actress (1914-1993).
Born September 1st, 1914 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 7th, 1993 at 78 years old in Orange County (stroke).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks