Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Elías Querejeta
Spanish film producer (1934-2013).
Born October 27th, 1934 in Hernani.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Berge Furre
Norwegian politician (1937-2016).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Sjernarøy. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old (disease). [ref]
Barton Warren Evermann
American ichthyologist (1853–1932).
Born October 24th, 1853 in Albia.
Died September 27th, 1932 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Vincenzo Consolo
Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
Cihat Arman
Football player and manager (1915-1994).
Born July 16th, 1915 in Constantinople.
Died May 14th, 1994 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Urho Castrén
Finnish politician (1886-1965).
Born December 30th, 1886 in Jyväskylä.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Rune Gustafsson
Swedish musician.
Born August 25th, 1933 in Gothenburg.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 78 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Heinrich Albertz
German calvinist theologian (1915-1993).
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 1993 at 78 years old in Bremen.
Augustin Buzura
Romanian writer (1938–2017).
Born September 22nd, 1938 in Berința.
Died July 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anna Whitlock
Swedish feminist (1852-1930).
Born June 13th, 1852 in Finnish church parish. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1930 at 78 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi