List of Famous people who died at 78

Jean-Claude Decaux was a French entrepreneur who earned his fortune in advertising. He was the founder and honorary chair of the advertising firm JCDecaux, which is now run by his sons, Jean-François Decaux and Jean-Charles Decaux.

Saby Kamalich, born Sabina Fantoni Kamalich, was a Peruvian-Mexican actress, known for her work in television and film. Her father Antonio Fantoni was from Italy, and her mother was from Croatia. She became famous for playing the title character in the Peruvian telenovela Simplemente María in 1969. Aside from her telenovela roles, Kamalich starred in several Mexican film productions, including Valente Quintero (1973), with Antonio Aguilar, Narciso Busquets, and Sara García.

Kay Morrison Ullrich was a Scottish politician and social worker. She was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003, after a 24-year career in social work. She was an early supporter of the political career of Nicola Sturgeon, who later became First Minister of Scotland.

Shanmugasundaram was an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor by starring in Ratha Thilagam (1963) and Karnan (1964), and continued his career for seven decades. He has acted in over 500 Films in Tamil cinema industry. He died on 15 August 2017.

Jesús López Cobos was a Spanish conductor.

Lawrence N. Shaw was an American physicist, curator, artist and founder of Pi Day. Shaw worked at the San Francisco science museum The Exploratorium for 33 years, performing just about every function for the museum. He was a key member of the arts and technology community in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Pyotr Mikhaylovich Gavrilov was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress.

Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith was a historian of the Crusades, and, between 1994 and 2005, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge. He was a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

John Philip Chisnall was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1964 he signed for Liverpool from Manchester United, and as of 2021 he remains the last player to have been transferred between the two rivals.

Morimichi Takagi was a Japanese baseball player known for his long affiliation with the Chunichi Dragons.