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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Alexandre Deulofeu
Spanish historian (1903-1978).
Born September 20th, 1903 in L'Armentera.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 75 years old in Figueres.
Semyon Furman
Soviet chess player (1920–1978).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Pinsk.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (stomach cancer).
Artyom Alikhanian
Soviet armenian physicist (1908-1978).
Born June 11th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Tadeusz Romer
Polish diplomat (1894-1978).
Born December 6th, 1894 in Antanašė.
Died March 23rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki.
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia.
Ernest Cadine
French weightlifter (1893-1978).
Born July 12th, 1893 in Saint-Denis.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 84 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Ferdinand Peroutka
Czech journalist and writer (1895-1978).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1978 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Viggo Brun
Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978).
Born October 13th, 1885 in Lier.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 92 years old in Drøbak.
Mario Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1905-1978).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Rijeka.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in Rome.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Tortosa.
Guido Stampacchia
Italian mathematician (1922-1978).
Born March 26th, 1922 in Naples. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Archibald Clark Robertson
Scottish footballer and manager (1929-1978).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Busby.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 48 years old in Scotland.
Robert Debré
French physician (1882-1978).
Born December 7th, 1882 in Sedan. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1978 at 95 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Hasan Ferit Alnar
Turkish composer (1906–1978).
Born March 11th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died July 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in Ankara.
Otto Steinert
German photographer (1915-1978).
Born July 12th, 1915 in Saarbrücken.
Died March 3rd, 1978 at 62 years old in Essen.
Georges Speicher
French road bicycle racer (1907–1978).
Born June 8th, 1907 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Robert Heger
German composer and conductor (1886–1978).
Born August 19th, 1886 in Strasbourg.
Died January 15th, 1978 at 91 years old in Munich.
Bernard Borderie
French film director (1924-1978).
Born June 10th, 1924 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome.
Giuseppe Berto
Writer, screenwriter (1914–1978).
Born December 27th, 1914 in Mogliano Veneto.
Died November 2nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Rome (cancer).
John Doeg
American tennis player (1908-1978).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Redding.
Dimitrie Cuclin
Romanian composer and philosopher (1885-1978).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Galați.
Died February 7th, 1978 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Karl Hartl
Austrian film director (1899-1978).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Prime minister of east timor (1946-1978).
Born May 24th, 1946 in Bazartete administrative post.
Died December 31st, 1978 at 32 years old in Mindelo.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 594
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr