Dead at age 78
1,604 Notable deaths
Montagu Stopford
British army general (1892-1971).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Hanover Square.
Died March 10th, 1971 at 78 years old in Chipping Norton.
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
Qian Sanqiang
Chinese nuclear physicist (1913–1992).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Shaoxing.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Daniel Viglietti
Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist (1939-2017).
Born July 24th, 1939 in Montevideo.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Jean-Louis Forain
French artist (1852-1931).
Born October 23rd, 1852 in Reims.
Died July 11th, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
Harald Reinl
Austrian director (1908-1986).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1986 at 78 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Wacław Stachiewicz
Polish general (1894-1973).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died November 12th, 1973 at 78 years old in Montreal.
Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Uccle.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Stephen Schwartz
American pathologist and medical doctor.
Born January 1st, 1942.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 78 years old in Seattle (COVID-19). [ref]
Valentín González
Spanish army commander (1904–1983).
Born November 4th, 1904 in Malcocinado.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 78 years old in Madrid.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine