Dead at age 78
1,694 Notable deaths
Percy Sykes
British general, diplomat and scholar (1867–1945).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Brompton.
Died June 11th, 1945 at 78 years old in London.
Stephen Schwartz
American pathologist and medical doctor.
Born January 1st, 1942.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Seattle (COVID-19). [ref]
Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1882–1961).
Born December 5th, 1882.
Died April 11th, 1961 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Willem Elsschot
Flemish writer.
Born May 7th, 1882 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1960 at 78 years old in Antwerp (cancer). [ref]
Jean Gottmann
French geographer (1915–1994).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Sarah Kirsch
German poet.
Born April 16th, 1935 in Limlingerode. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2013 at 78 years old in Heide. [ref]
Kâzım Orbay
3rd chief of the general staff of the turkish armed forces from 1944 to 1946.
Born March 11th, 1886 in İzmir.
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 78 years old in Ankara (stomach cancer).
Kaqusha Jashari
Prime minister of kosovo.
Born August 16th, 1946 in Skenderaj.
Died May 6th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prishtina. [ref]
Ángel Romano
Uruguayan footballer (1894-1972).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died August 22nd, 1972 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Udo Zimmermann
German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor (1943–2021).
Born October 6th, 1943 in Dresden.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 78 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Deaths 911 to 920 of 1694
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson