Dead at age 78
1,693 Notable deaths
Dobriša Cesarić
Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980).
Born January 10th, 1902 in Požega.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Don Welsh
English footballer and manager (1911-1990).
Born February 25th, 1911 in Manchester.
Died February 2nd, 1990 at 78 years old in England.
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Austrian writer (1897–1976).
Born October 21st, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 78 years old in Vienna (lung cancer).
Boris Nicolaevsky
Russian historian (1887-1966).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Belebey. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Klausjürgen Wussow
German actor.
Born April 30th, 1929 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died June 19th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Miyoko Asō
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Tokyo.
Died August 25th, 2018 at 78 years old (dementia).
Manolis Kalomiris
Greek composer (1883-1962).
Born December 14th, 1883 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Choe Kwang
North korean politician (1918-1997).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
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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