Dead at age 78
10 Notable deaths
Bernard Tapie
French businessman and politician (1943–2021).
Born January 26th, 1943 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in hôtel de Cavoye (stomach cancer). [ref]
Mark Volman
American singer (1947–2025).
Born April 19th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Dieter Laser
German actor (1942–2020).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Kiel.
Died February 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ikenne.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 78 years old in Ikenne.
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor (1916-1994).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease).
Donna Jean Godchaux
American singer.
Born August 22nd, 1947 in Muscle Shoals.
Died November 2nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Art LaFleur
American actor (1943–2021).
Born September 9th, 1943 in Gary.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. [ref]
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).
Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe.
Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
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