Dead at age 78
1,512 Notable deaths
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896-1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Fredi
Finnish singer.
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Alois Jirásek
Czech writer.
Born August 23rd, 1851. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town. [ref]
Hugo Fregonese
Argentine film director.
Born April 8th, 1908 in Mendoza. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1987 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Heinrich Schnee
German politician (1871-1949).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Haldensleben station.
Died June 23rd, 1949 at 78 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Meinhard Michael Moser
Austrian mycologist (1924-2002).
Born March 13th, 1924 in Innsbruck.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in Innsbruck (myocardial infarction).
Dara Birnbaum
American video and installation artist.
Born July 29th, 1946 in New York City.
Died May 2nd, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Petar Skansi
Croatian basketball player and coach.
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Sumartin.
Died April 4th, 2022 at 78 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Antonio Mancini
Italian painter (1852-1930).
Born November 14th, 1852 in Rome, Albano Laziale. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1930 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Enrico Baj
Italian painter, sculptor and writer (1924-2003).
Born October 30th, 1924 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2003 at 78 years old in Vergiate. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs