List of Famous people who died at 78

Solomon Hochoy was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician. He was the last British governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first governor-general upon the country's independence in 1962. He was the first non-white governor of a British crown colony and the first ethnically Han Chinese and nationally Caribbean person to become governor-general in the Commonwealth.

José Luis Serna Alzate was a Catholic Church bishop.

Naoto Tajima was a Japanese athlete who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics. In 1932 he finished sixth in the long jump, while in 1936 he finished third in the long jump, behind Jesse Owens and Luz Long, and won the triple jump event, setting a world record at 16.00 m. This record stood until 1951, when Adhemar da Silva improved it by one centimeter.

Orlando Corradi was an Italian film director, animator, and film distributor. He was the co-founder, president, CEO and CFO of Mondo TV.