Dead at age 78

1,685 Notable deaths

Stevan Raičković

Serbian poet (1928–2007).

Born July 5th, 1928 in Neresnica.

Died May 6th, 2007 at 78 years old in Belgrade.

Nobuyuki Aihara

Japanese gymnast (1934–2013).

Born December 16th, 1934 in Takasaki.

Died July 16th, 2013 at 78 years old in Takasaki (pneumonia). [ref]

William J. Bell

American screenwriter (1927–2005).

Born March 6th, 1927 in Chicago.

Died April 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

Józef Grudzień

Polish boxer.

Born April 1st, 1939 in Piasek Wielki.

Died June 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Pułtusk. [ref]

Enyu Valchev

Olympic wrestler (1936-2014).

Born January 4th, 1936 in Polski Gradets.

Died February 15th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).

Adolf Rudnicki

Polish author (1912–1990).

Born February 19th, 1912 in Żabno.

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

Heinrich Biltz

German chemist.

Born May 26th, 1865 in Berlin.

Died October 29th, 1943 at 78 years old in Wrocław.

Sabine Lepsius

German painter (1864–1942).

Born January 15th, 1864 in Berlin.

Died November 22nd, 1942 at 78 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]

Jan Kowalczyk

Polish equestrian (1941–2020).

Born December 18th, 1941 in Drogomyśl.

Died February 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Zoilo Saldombide

Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).

Born October 26th, 1903 in Santa Lucía.

Died December 4th, 1981 at 78 years old

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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold