Dead at age 78
1,612 Notable deaths
Peder Marcussen
Danish gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Esbjerg.
Died December 16th, 1972 at 78 years old in Esbjerg.
Maurice Hochepied
Swimmer (1881-1960).
Born October 9th, 1881 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in Lille. [ref]
Henryk Budziński
Polish rower (1904–1983).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Bobryk. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Gdańsk.
Jaime Gómez
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Manzanillo.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gertrude Baumstark
Romanian chess player.
Born May 21st, 1941 in Timișoara.
Died April 28th, 2020 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ercole Carzino
Italian footballer (1901-1980).
Born October 9th, 1901 in Sampierdarena.
Died January 10th, 1980 at 78 years old in Sampierdarena.
Roel Luynenburg
Dutch rower.
Born May 23rd, 1945 in Haarlem.
Died November 6th, 2023 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Heikki Hirvonen
Finnish biathlete.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Rääkkylä.
Died August 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Riihimäki.
Hakob Manandyan
Armenian historian, philologist, and academician (1873–1952).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died February 4th, 1952 at 78 years old in Yerevan.
Ambrosius of Dorostol
Bulgarian metropolitan bishop (1942-2020).
Born June 9th, 1942 in Svishtov.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 78 years old in Silistra (COVID-19). [ref]
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