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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
José Miguel Beñaran Ordeñana
High-ranking eta militant.
Born March 7th, 1949 in Arrigorriaga.
Died December 21st, 1978 at 29 years old in Anglet.
Semyon Davidovich Kirlian
Russian inventor (1898–1978).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Krasnodar.
Died April 4th, 1978 at 80 years old in Krasnodar.
Ralston Crawford
American artist (1906-1978).
Born September 5th, 1906 in St. Catharines.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 71 years old in Houston (cancer).
Skender Kulenović
Bosnian writer (1910–1978).
Born September 2nd, 1910 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died January 25th, 1978 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
Herbert Dingle
British astronomer and historian of science (1890–1978).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in London.
Died September 4th, 1978 at 88 years old in Kingston upon Hull.
Luigi Allemandi
Italian footballer (1903-1978).
Born November 8th, 1903 in San Damiano Macra.
Died September 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in Pietra Ligure.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli military officer (1920–1978).
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
Adolf Berman
Israeli politician (1906–1978).
Born October 17th, 1906 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (carcinoma). [ref]
John Marshall Butler
American politician (1897-1978).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Baltimore.
Died March 14th, 1978 at 80 years old in Rocky Mount.
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 87 years old in Rheinbach.
John Lyng
24th prime minister of norway (1905–1978).
Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Eduard Stiefel
Swiss mathematician (1909-1978).
Born April 21st, 1909 in Zurich.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Zurich.
Amy Roberta Ruck
British author (1878-1978).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Murree.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 100 years old in Aberdyfi.
Gregor Wentzel
German physicist (1898–1978).
Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978).
Born May 5th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer).
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 17th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia (assassination).
Jean Nicolas
French footballer (1913-1978).
Born June 9th, 1913 in Nanterre.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 65 years old in Nalliers.
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Italian composer (1896-1978).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Naples. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jorge Icaza Coronel
Ecuadorian writer (1906-1978).
Born June 10th, 1906 in Quito.
Died May 26th, 1978 at 71 years old in Quito (esophageal cancer).
Clarence Dill
American politician (1884-1978).
Born September 21st, 1884 in Fredericktown.
Died January 14th, 1978 at 93 years old in Spokane.
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
President of argentina (1915-1978).
Born September 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (lymphoma).
Raymond Braine
Belgian footballer (1907–1978).
Born April 28th, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died December 25th, 1978 at 71 years old in Antwerp.
Alfred Naqqache
Lebanese politician (1888-1978).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.
Howard Estabrook
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978).
Born July 11th, 1884 in Detroit.
Died July 16th, 1978 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Alfred Müller-Armack
German economist and politician (1901-1978).
Born June 28th, 1901 in Essen.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Cologne.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 594
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