Dead at age 78
1,680 Notable deaths
Anita Lizana
Chilean tennis player (1915–1994).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Santiago.
Died August 21st, 1994 at 78 years old in Ferndown.
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
German chemist best known for his work with condensations of carbonyls and sigmatropic rearrangements (1851–1930).
Born January 14th, 1851 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 1930 at 78 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Juan Carlos Corazzo
Uruguayan football player and manager (1907–1986).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old
José Policarpo
Patriarch of lisbon and cardinal (1936-2014).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Alvorninha.
Died March 12th, 2014 at 78 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Luděk Pachman
Czechoslovak-german chess grandmaster (1924-2003).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Prague, Bělá pod Bezdězem. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2003 at 78 years old in Passau. [ref]
Aly Maher Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1882–1960).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Cairo.
Died August 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Max Reimann
German politician (1898-1977).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Elbląg.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
Paul Gerson Unna
German physician and dermatologist (1850-1929).
Born September 8th, 1850 in Hamburg.
Died January 29th, 1929 at 78 years old in Hamburg (influenza).
John Rambo
American athletics competitor.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Paramount.
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