Dead at age 78
1,679 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Spartak Mishulin
Soviet and russian actor (1926—2005).
Born October 22nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer (1938-2017).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Norsjö. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rimforsa (stomach cancer). [ref]
Modibo Keita
Malian politician (1942–2021).
Born July 31st, 1942 in Koulikoro.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 78 years old in Bamako.
Peter Altmeier
German politician (1899-1977).
Born August 12th, 1899 in Saarbrücken.
Died August 28th, 1977 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
John G. Sargent
United states attorney general (1860-1939).
Born October 13th, 1860 in Ludlow.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 78 years old in Ludlow.
Veikko Hakulinen
Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier (1925–2003).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Lakhdenpokhsky District. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2003 at 78 years old in Valkeakoski (traffic collision).
Helmut Rix
German linguist.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Milan Matulović
Yugoslav chess player.
Born June 10th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Yvonne Blake
British-born spanish costume designer (1940-2018).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2018 at 78 years old in Madrid (stroke).
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene