Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 78
1,495 Notable deaths
Edward Hardwicke
English actor (1932-2011).
Born August 7th, 1932 in London. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2011 at 78 years old in Chichester (cancer). [ref]
Bob Denard
French mercenary.
Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Helmut Berger
Austrian actor (1944–2023).
Born May 29th, 1944 in Bad Ischl.
Died May 18th, 2023 at 78 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Max Horkheimer
German philosopher and sociologist.
Born February 14th, 1895 in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1973 at 78 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Carol Chomsky
Linguist (1930-2008).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Lexington (cancer). [ref]
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco (1870-1949).
Born July 12th, 1870 in Baden-Baden.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Melanie Klein
British austrian born psychoanalyst.
Born March 30th, 1882 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Billy Eckstine
American musician.
Born July 8th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1993 at 78 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke). [ref]
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states (1923-1929).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
Peter Bonetti
English association football player (1941-2020).
Born September 27th, 1941 in Putney.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1495
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø