In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Mikhail Pervukhin
First vice-premier of the soviet union (1904-1978).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Yuryuzan.
Died July 22nd, 1978 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Valerian Gracias
Catholic cardinal (1901–1978).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Karachi.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Philip Khuri Hitti
Lebanese-american academic and authority on the middle east (1886-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1886 in Shemlan.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 92 years old in Princeton.
Wesley Bolin
American politician (1909-1978).
Born July 1st, 1909 in Butler.
Died March 4th, 1978 at 68 years old in Phoenix.
François Duprat
French politician (1940–1978).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Ajaccio. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 37 years old in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon (terrorist attack). [ref]
Richard Lindner
American-german painter, 1901-1978.
Born November 11th, 1901 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arnold Hauser
Hungarian art historian (1892-1978).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Timișoara.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 85 years old in Budapest.
John Randolph Bray
Animator (1879-1978).
Born August 25th, 1879 in Addison.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 99 years old in Bridgeport.
Dennie Moore
American actress (1902–1978).
Born December 31st, 1902 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 75 years old in New York City.
Karl Lennart Oesch
Finnish general and war criminal (1892-1978).
Born August 8th, 1892 in Otradnoye. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1978 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
O. E. Hasse
German film actor and director (1903–1978).
Born July 11th, 1903 in Obrzycko.
Died September 12th, 1978 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola
Spanish philosopher (1917–1978).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Karl Herzfeld
Austrian-american physicist (1892–1978).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lee Garmes
American cinematographer (1898–1978).
Born May 27th, 1898 in Peoria. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1978 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist (1909-1978).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
Ss officer (1897–1978).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Września.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Carlos Torre Repetto
Mexican chess player (1904-1978).
Born November 23rd, 1905 in Mérida. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mérida.
Daphne Pollard
Australian actress.
Born October 19th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Jacques Brugnon
French tennis player (1895-1978).
Born May 11th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 1978 at 82 years old in Monaco.
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Renny Ottolina
Venezuelan producer and entertainer (1928–1978).
Born December 11th, 1928 in Valencia.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 49 years old in Caracas (aviation accident).
Goffredo Alessandrini
Italian filmwriter and film director (1904–1978).
Born September 9th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 73 years old in Rome.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 594
Whether or not there’s an afterlife, screw it. Just live your life right here right now before it’s too late. Maxime Lagacé