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Venezuelan producer and entertainer (1928–1978).
Born December 11th, 1928 in Valencia.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 49 years old in Caracas (aviation accident).
Italian filmwriter and film director (1904–1978).
Born September 9th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 73 years old in Rome.
American actress (1899–1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
German actor (1902-1978).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Görlitz.
Died July 31st, 1978 at 76 years old in Munich.
German flying ace (1908–1978).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Zittau.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Ahrensburg.
German ss officer, concentration camp guard and convicted war criminal (1911-1978).
Born April 24th, 1911 in Rydzyna.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 67 years old in Bochum.
Italian racing cyclist (1893–1978).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Novi Ligure.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 84 years old in Cassano Spinola.
Algerian musicians (1907-1978).
Born May 20th, 1907 in Algiers.
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Algiers.
Indian actor (1893-1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Azerbaijani writer (1908–1978).
Born April 26th, 1908 in Andabil. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1978 at 70 years old in Baku. [ref]
Turkish association football player (1912–1978).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Üsküdar.
Died November 17th, 1978 at 66 years old in İzmir.
Conductor (1907–1978).
Born June 10th, 1907 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Israeli politician (1887–1978).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Tel Aviv.
American politician (1904–1978).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Lewiston.
Died June 15th, 1978 at 73 years old in Waldoboro.
American german-born md & psychoanalyst.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Chojnów.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rochester.
Italian actor and screenwriter (1921-1978).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Rome.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 57 years old in Rome (pulmonary emphysema).
Pioneering educator in liberia.
Born December 25th, 1911 in Gendema.
Died November 26th, 1978 at 66 years old in Monrovia.
English football referee (1896–1978).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Nuneaton.
Died July 13th, 1978 at 81 years old in Southampton.
German actress (1888-1978).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Bad Kissingen.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Soviet actor (1939-1978).
Born April 26th, 1939 in Omsk.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 39 years old in Gomel (myocardial infarction).
Ukrainian anarchist (1897–1978).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Pishchanii Brid. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1978 at 81 years old in Taraz. [ref]
Olympic wrestler (1899–1978).
Born October 20th, 1899 in Pettigrew.
Died December 20th, 1978 at 79 years old in Salem.
Democratic u.s. senator from alabama.
Born December 28th, 1912 in Gadsden.
Died June 1st, 1978 at 65 years old in Gulf Shores.
French economist and adviser to the french government (1896-1978).
Born August 23rd, 1896 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Uruguayan footballer (1908-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
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