Dead at age 78
1,607 Notable deaths
Charles Mengin
French painter of the academic art movement (1853-1933).
Born July 5th, 1853 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1932 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Luca Beltrami
Italian architect (1854-1933).
Born November 13th, 1854 in Milan.
Died August 8th, 1933 at 78 years old in Rome.
Ruth Drexel
German actress (1930-2009).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2009 at 78 years old in Feldkirchen (cancer). [ref]
Kaoru Yosano
Japanese finance minister (1938-2017).
Born August 22nd, 1938 in Chiyoda-ku.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Max Beer
German academic (1864-1943).
Born August 10th, 1864 in Tarnobrzeg. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 78 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Dennis Wilshaw
English footballer (1926-2004).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died May 10th, 2004 at 78 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction).
Raymond Abellio
French writer (1907–1986).
Born November 11th, 1907 in Toulouse.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in Nice.
Sam Savage
American writer (1940–2019).
Born November 9th, 1940 in Camden.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 78 years old in Madison. [ref]
Henryk Hoser
Polish roman catholic archbishop and physician (1942–2021).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Warsaw (COVID-19). [ref]
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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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein