Dead at age 78

1,608 Notable deaths

Ivan Regen

Slovenian biologist (1868-1947).

Born December 9th, 1868 in Gorenja Vas.

Died July 27th, 1947 at 78 years old in Vienna.

Antoni Krauze

Polish film director and screenwriter.

Born January 4th, 1940 in Warsaw.

Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hilda Strike

Athletics competitor.

Born September 1st, 1910 in Montreal.

Died March 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Ottawa.

Philip Herbert Cowell

British astronomer.

Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.

Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.

John Monckton

Australian swimmer (1938–2017).

Born October 28th, 1938 in Armidale.

Died June 29th, 2017 at 78 years old in Nambucca Heads. [ref]

Zoilo Saldombide

Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).

Born October 26th, 1903 in Santa Lucía.

Died December 4th, 1981 at 78 years old

Tadeusz Peiper

Polish writer.

Born May 3rd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]

Died November 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Federico Munerati

Italian footballer and manager (1901-1980).

Born October 16th, 1901 in La Spezia.

Died July 26th, 1980 at 78 years old in Chiavari.

Gianfranco Contini

Italian philologist (1912-1990).

Born January 4th, 1912 in Domodossola. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1990 at 78 years old in Domodossola. [ref]

Adolf Rudnicki

Polish author.

Born February 19th, 1912 in Żabno. [ref]

Died November 14th, 1990 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld