Najwan Darwish

Palestinian poet and cultural journalist.

Born December 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Jerusalem.

Daniele Portanova

Italian association football player.

Born December 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Rome.

Luciano Emílio

Brazilian footballer.

Born December 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ilha Solteira.

Kim Kirchen

Luxembourg cyclist.

Born July 3rd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Luxembourg.

Fernandão

Brazilian footballer and manager (1978–2014).

Born March 18th, 1978 in Goiânia.

Died June 7th, 2014 at 36 years old in Aruanã (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Adam Svoboda

Czech ice hockey player and coach (1978–2019).

Born January 26th, 1978 in Brno. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 2019 at 41 years old in Srch (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Evgenij Miroshnichenko

Ukrainian chess player.

Born December 28th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Donetsk.

Joachim Boldsen

Danish handball player.

Born April 30th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Helsingør.

Xavier Tondo

Road bicycle racer (1978–2011).

Born November 5th, 1978 in Valls.

Died May 23rd, 2011 at 32 years old in Monachil (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Otryadyn Gündegmaa

Sport shooter.

Born May 23rd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ulaanbaatar.