In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Imre Rajczy
Hungarian fencer (1911-1978).
Born November 8th, 1911 in Szombathely.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Olga Orgonista
Hungarian pair skater (1901–1978).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Budapest.
Died November 20th, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Petronella van Randwijk
Gymnast.
Born September 14th, 1905 in Utrecht.
Died September 21st, 1978 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Misao Tamai
Japanese association football player (1903-1978).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Kobe.
Ralph Berzsenyi
Hungarian sport shooter (1909–1978).
Born February 26th, 1909 in Rijeka.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Vivi Laurent-Täckholm
Swedish botanist (1898-1978).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 80 years old in S:t Görans church parish (traffic collision).
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers.
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Hermann Hänggi
Gymnast (1894-1978).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Mümliswil-Ramiswil.
Died November 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Burgdorf.
Matti Lähde
Finnish cross-country skier (1911–1978).
Born May 14th, 1911 in Joutseno.
Died May 2nd, 1978 at 66 years old in Lappeenranta.
Boris Khaykin
Russian conductor (1904-1978).
Born October 26th, 1904 in Minsk.
Died May 10th, 1978 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Charles Pacôme
Olympic wrestler (1902-1978).
Born November 5th, 1903 in Bergues. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1978 at 74 years old in Wasquehal. [ref]
Jens August Schade
Poet (1903-1978).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Skive.
Died November 20th, 1978 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Gaston Ragueneau
French athlete (1881–1978).
Born October 10th, 1881 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1978 at 96 years old in Draveil. [ref]
Erich Hagen
East german cyclist (1936–1978).
Born December 11th, 1936 in Leipzig.
Died May 26th, 1978 at 41 years old in Leipzig.
Donald Stockton
Canadian wrestler (1904–1978).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Montreal.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Montreal.
George Newberry
British racing cyclist (1917–1978).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Burton upon Trent.
Died December 29th, 1978 at 61 years old in Burton upon Trent.
John Crammond
British skeleton racer.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Egremont.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sevenoaks.
Albert Sercu
Belgian cyclist (1918–1978).
Born January 26th, 1918.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 60 years old in Roeselare.
Olle Åkerlund
Sailor (1911-1978).
Born September 28th, 1911 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
František Šterc
Czech footballer (1912-1978).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Šlapanice.
Died October 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Brno.
Wilhelm Kaidel
German rower (1912-1978).
Born April 20th, 1912 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 2nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Schweinfurt.
Hack Simpson
Canadian ice hockey player (1910–1978).
Born June 26th, 1910 in Winnipeg.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 67 years old in Quebec.
Hermann Springer
Swiss footballer (1908-1978).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Zurich.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Adil Isgandarov
Azerbaijani actor and film director (1912-1978).
Died September 18th, 1978 at 68 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 594
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson