Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Vikenty Veresaev
Russian doctor and writer.
Born January 16th, 1867 in Tula.
Died June 3rd, 1945 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Putte Kock
Swedish football, hockey, and bridge player (1901-1979).
Born June 29th, 1901 in Nacka.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Shaul Avigur
Israeli politician (1899-1978).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Daugavpils.
Died August 29th, 1978 at 78 years old in Kvutzat Kinneret.
August Kopff
German astronomer (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Antonio Betancort
Spanish footballer (1937-2015).
Born March 13th, 1937 in Arrecife.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Kazuo Yamada
Japanese conductor and composer (1912-1991).
Born October 19th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died August 13th, 1991 at 78 years old in Tokyo.
Sándor Kónya
Hungarian singer (1923–2002).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Sarkad.
Died May 20th, 2002 at 78 years old in Ibiza.
Otto Froitzheim
German tennis player.
Born April 24th, 1884 in Strasbourg.
Died October 29th, 1962 at 78 years old in Aachen.
Ivano Blason
Italian footballer.
Born May 24th, 1923 in San Lorenzo Isontino.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gorizia.
Andrés de Segurola
Spanish opera singer.
Born March 27th, 1874 in Valencia.
Died January 23rd, 1953 at 78 years old in Barcelona.
Deaths 1161 to 1170 of 1608
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi