Dead at age 78
1,692 Notable deaths
Franco Alfano
Italian composer and pianist (1875-1954).
Born March 8th, 1876 in Naples, Posillipo.
Died October 27th, 1954 at 78 years old in Sanremo.
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
President of peru (1889-1967).
Born April 11th, 1889 in Lima.
Died August 15th, 1967 at 78 years old in Paris.
Mauro Bolognini
Italian film director.
Born June 28th, 1922 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Icelandic politician, 2nd president of iceland (1894-1972) governer of surtsey (1963-1968).
Born May 13th, 1894 in Iceland.
Died September 15th, 1972 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Dick Marty
Swiss politician (1945–2023).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Sorengo.
Died December 28th, 2023 at 78 years old in Fescoggia. [ref]
Apolo Nsibambi
Ugandan prime minister (1940-2019).
Born October 25th, 1940 in Uganda Protectorate.
Died May 28th, 2019 at 78 years old in Bulange (prostate cancer, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Anastasios Papoulas
Greek general.
Born January 13th, 1857 in Missolonghi.
Died April 24th, 1935 at 78 years old in Athens.
Liesbeth List
Dutch singer (1941–2020).
Born December 12th, 1941 in Bandung.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 78 years old in Soest. [ref]
William A. Niskanen
American economist (1933–2011).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Bend.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson