Dead at age 78
2,164 Notable deaths
Johan Wagenaar
Dutch composer, teacher, and organist (1862-1941).
Born November 1st, 1862 in Utrecht.
Died June 17th, 1941 at 78 years old in The Hague.
Milly Witkop
Ukrainian-born jewish anarcho-syndicalist and feminist writer and activist.
Born March 1st, 1877 in Zlatopil. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1955 at 78 years old in Westchester County.
Joop van Oosterom
Dutch chess player (1937-2016).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Hilversum.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Monaco.
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author (1921–2000).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Ragnar Sohlman
Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant (1870–1948).
Born February 26th, 1870 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1948 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Beniamino Andreatta
Italian economist/politician (1928-2007).
Born August 11th, 1928 in Trento.
Died March 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Bologna. [ref]
János Irinyi
Inventor of the noiseless match (1817-1895).
Born May 18th, 1817 in Albiș. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1895 at 78 years old in Létavértes. [ref]
Clara Thalmann
Swiss anarchist (1908-1987).
Born September 24th, 1908 in Basel. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1987 at 78 years old in Nice (lung cancer).
Julius von Verdy du Vernois
German general (1832-1910).
Born July 19th, 1832 in Kożuchów.
Died September 30th, 1910 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Pavel Landovský
Czech actor, playwright and director (1936–2014).
Born September 11th, 1936 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2014 at 78 years old in Kytín (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks