List of Famous people who died at 78

Pierre Frank was a French Trotskyist leader. He served on the secretariat of the Fourth International from 1948 to 1979.

Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam was a Bangladeshi military officer, chief of staff of Bangladesh Navy from 5 June 1991 to 3 June 1995.

Frederick "Fred" Erskine Olmsted Jr. was an American artist and biophysicist. He created social realism themed murals and sculptures for the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Projects, and the Public Works of Art Project.

Ferdinand Alquié was a French philosopher and member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques from 1978.

Mary Katrina Anne MacLeod was an English-born Scottish actress who performed on the stage and in film and television productions of the United Kingdom. Born in the Midlands market town of Wednesbury to Scottish parents, she debuted in theatre in 1956 and had her first British cinema role in the Lindsay Anderson film if.... (1968). MacLeod continued to feature in minor roles until her career was ended early by a stroke in 2003.