In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Mauk Weber
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born March 1st, 1914 in The Hague.
Died April 14th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Gary Chapman
Australian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1938–1978).
Born March 12th, 1938 in Brighton-Le-Sands. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 40 years old in Little Bay (drowning).
Jenő Konrád
Hungarian association football player and manager (1894-1978).
Born August 13th, 1894 in Bačka Palanka.
Died July 15th, 1978 at 83 years old in New York City.
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.
Rudolf Schoeller
Swiss racing driver (1902-1978).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Düren.
Died March 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in Grabs.
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
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).
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931–1978).
Born March 25th, 1931 in Waco.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Nikodim
Russian archbishop.
Born October 15th, 1929 in Frolovo.
Died September 5th, 1978 at 48 years old in Vatican City.
Ljubiša Stevanović
Serbian footballer (1910-1978).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 68 years old in Nice.
Jiří Skobla
Czechoslovak shot-putter.
Born June 16th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in Prague. [ref]
Carlos Riolfo
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1978).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Takeichi Harada
Japanese tennis player (1899–1978).
Died June 12th, 1978 at 79 years old in Kurashiki.
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.
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).
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.
Arne Rustadstuen
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born December 14th, 1905 in Lillehammer.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 72 years old in Lillehammer.
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.
Willy Hansen
Danish cyclist (1906-1978).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Helsingør.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Brașov.
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 594
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir