Dead at age 78
1,691 Notable deaths
Blas Roca Calderio
Cuban politician.
Born July 24th, 1908 in Manzanillo.
Died April 26th, 1987 at 78 years old in Havana.
Karel Zeman
Czech film director, artist and animator (1910-1989).
Born November 3rd, 1910 in Ostroměř. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1989 at 78 years old in Zlín. [ref]
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Ernst Niekisch
German politician (1889-1967).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Trzebnica. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 78 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia). [ref]
Marina Berti
British italian actress (1924-2002).
Born September 29th, 1924 in London.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer).
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo
Colombian scientist.
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Ataco. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Bogotá (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg, then titular duke of schleswig-holstein (1855-1934).
Born October 12th, 1855 in Kiel.
Died January 21st, 1934 at 78 years old in Przemków.
George C. Homans
American sociologist (1910-1989).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1989 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
British biologist (1942–2021).
Born October 21st, 1942 in London.
Died March 19th, 2021 at 78 years old [ref]
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