Dead at age 78
1,688 Notable deaths
Elinor Glyn
British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943).
Born October 17th, 1864 in Saint Helier.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 78 years old in London.
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
H. A. Rey
Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977).
Born September 16th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Ruud Lubbers
Dutch politician (1939-2018).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Rotterdam.
Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Glenn Cunningham
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, miler.
Born August 4th, 1909 in Elkhart.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 78 years old in Menifee.
Jimmy McGrory
Scottish footballer (1904–1982).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died October 20th, 1982 at 78 years old in Glasgow.
Charles Darrow
American board game designer (1889-1967).
Born August 10th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died August 29th, 1967 at 78 years old in Bucks County. [ref]
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Johannes Itten
Swiss painter and art educator (1888-1967).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Wachseldorn.
Died March 25th, 1967 at 78 years old in Zurich.
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
French-american artist and author.
Born September 6th, 1935 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2014 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi