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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Alfred Braun
German actor and director (1888–1978).
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Rudolf Schoeller
Swiss racing driver (1902-1978).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Düren.
Died March 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in Grabs.
Nagamichi Kuroda
Japanese ornithologist and mammalogist (1889–1978).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Akasaka-ku.
Died April 16th, 1978 at 88 years old in Akasaka.
Jesús Glaría
Footballer (1942-1978).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Villafranca.
Died September 19th, 1978 at 36 years old in L'Espluga de Francolí (traffic collision).
Paul Yoshigorō Taguchi
Japanese prelate of the roman catholic church (1902–1978).
Born July 20th, 1902 in Japan. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Osaka.
Hartwig Steenken
West german equestrian (1941-1978).
Born July 23rd, 1941 in Twistringen.
Died January 10th, 1978 at 36 years old in Hanover (traffic collision).
Jiří Skobla
Czechoslovak shot-putter.
Born June 16th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ljubiša Stevanović
Serbian footballer (1910-1978).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 68 years old in Nice.
Carlos Riolfo
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1978).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
Georges Perros
French writer (1923-1978).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 54 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (laryngeal cancer).
Nadezhda Fedutenko
Soviet squadron commander and heroine of the soviet union (1915–1978).
Born September 30th, 1915 in Rakitnoye, Belgorod Oblast.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Fritz Feierabend
Bobsledder (1908-1978).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Engelberg.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 70 years old in Stans.
Jerzy Hryniewski
Polish politician (1895-1978).
Born December 29th, 1895 in Vilshanka.
Died March 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in London.
Marcello Marchesi
Italian actor and director (1912–1978).
Born April 4th, 1912 in Milan.
Died July 19th, 1978 at 66 years old in Cabras (drowning).
Arne Rustadstuen
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born December 14th, 1905 in Lillehammer.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 72 years old in Lillehammer.
Takeichi Harada
Japanese tennis player (1899–1978).
Born June 12th, 1899 in Osaka.
Died June 12th, 1978 at 79 years old in Kurashiki.
Henri Larnoe
Belgian footballer (1897-1978).
Born May 18th, 1897 in Antwerp.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Zoersel.
Lilly Becher
German writer (1901–1978).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died September 20th, 1978 at 77 years old in East Berlin.
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Willy Hansen
Danish cyclist (1906-1978).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Helsingør.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Brașov.
Romain Gijssels
Belgian cyclist.
Born March 10th, 1907 in Ninove.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 71 years old in Paris.
Giuliana Luigia Evelina Mameli Calvino
Italian botanist (1886-1978).
Born February 12th, 1886 in Sassari.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 92 years old in Sanremo.
Bohuslav Havránek
Czech academic, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1893-1978).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 594
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