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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Gertruida Wijsmuller-Meier
Dutch righteous among the nations (1896-1978).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Alkmaar.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
Lee Metcalf
American politician (1911-1978).
Born January 28th, 1911 in Stevensville.
Died January 12th, 1978 at 66 years old in Helena.
Kiyoshi Oka
Japanese mathematician who worked in the theory of several complex variables (1901-1978).
Born April 19th, 1901 in Osaka.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 76 years old in Nara.
Roy Harrod
English economist (1900–1978).
Born February 13th, 1900 in London.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 78 years old in Holt.
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Ann Shoemaker
American actress (1891-1978).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Joseph Montoya
American politician (1915-1978).
Born September 24th, 1915 in Peña Blanca.
Died June 5th, 1978 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Jacques Bergier
French writer and scientist (1912–1978).
Born August 8th, 1912 in Odesa.
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 66 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gerald Lathbury
British army general (1906–1978).
Born July 14th, 1906 in Murree.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 71 years old in Stratfield Mortimer.
Bhim Sen Sachar
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born December 1st, 1894 in Peshawar.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 83 years old
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist (1901–1978).
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
Mario Pei
American linguist and philologist (1901-1978).
Born February 16th, 1901 in Rome.
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Glen Ridge.
Léon Damas
French poet and politician (1912–1978).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Cayenne.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
Josette Day
French actress (1914-1978).
Born July 31st, 1914 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 27th, 1978 at 63 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1908–1978).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Sofia Vembo
Greek actor-singer (1910–1978).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Gelibolu.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 68 years old in Athens (stroke).
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician (1896–1978).
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
Xhafer Deva
Albanian politician (1904-1978).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Mitrovica.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Abraham Kovoor
Sri lankan rationalist and professor (1898–1978).
Born April 10th, 1898 in Tiruvalla.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 80 years old in Colombo.
Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.
Henri Curiel
Jewish-egyptian communist (1914-1978).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1978 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Decugis
French tennis player (1882-1978).
Born September 24th, 1882 in Paris.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 95 years old in Biot.
Roman Karmen
Soviet cameraman and film director (1906-1978).
Born November 29th, 1906 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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