Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
John G. Sargent
United states attorney general (1860-1939).
Born October 13th, 1860 in Ludlow.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 78 years old in Ludlow.
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier (1925–2003).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Helmut Rix
German linguist (1926–2004).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Junpei Gomikawa
Japanese novelist and writer (1916-1995).
Born March 15th, 1916 in Dalian.
Died March 8th, 1995 at 78 years old
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player (1935–2013).
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Johanne Luise Heiberg
Danish actress (1812–1890).
Born November 22nd, 1812 in Copenhagen.
Died December 21st, 1890 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Yvonne Blake
British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Nelson Gonçalves
Brazilian recording artist and singer.
Born June 21st, 1919 in Rio Grande do Sul, Santana do Livramento.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Ed Litzenberger
Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2010).
Born July 15th, 1932 in Neudorf.
Died November 1st, 2010 at 78 years old in Etobicoke. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Waltz
French cartoonist (1873-1951).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Colmar.
Died June 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Colmar.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan