Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Mario Carotenuto
Actor (1916-1995).
Born June 30th, 1916 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Zhao Zhongxiang
Chinese television presenter.
Born January 16th, 1942 in Ningjin County, Hebei. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 78 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Peter Huchel
German poet.
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Groß-Lichterfelde. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Staufen im Breisgau. [ref]
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Johan Wagenaar
Dutch composer, teacher, and organist.
Born November 1st, 1862 in Utrecht.
Died June 17th, 1941 at 78 years old in The Hague.
Garrett P. Serviss
American astronomer, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929).
Born March 24th, 1851 in New York.
Died May 25th, 1929 at 78 years old
Arnstein Arneberg
Norwegian architect (1882-1961).
Born July 6th, 1882 in Halden.
Died June 9th, 1961 at 78 years old in Biri.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Stefania Turkevych-Lukiianovych
Ukrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977).
Born April 25th, 1898 in Lviv.
Died April 8th, 1977 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 1001 to 1010 of 1607
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis