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.
Ralph Berzsenyi
Hungarian sport shooter (1909–1978).
Born February 26th, 1909 in Rijeka.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Hermann Hänggi
Gymnast (1894-1978).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Mümliswil-Ramiswil.
Died November 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Burgdorf.
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers.
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
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).
Matti Lähde
Finnish cross-country skier (1911–1978).
Born May 14th, 1911 in Joutseno.
Died May 2nd, 1978 at 66 years old in Lappeenranta.
Varvara Myasnikova
Soviet actress of theater and cinema (1900–1978).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
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.
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]
Donald Stockton
Canadian wrestler (1904–1978).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Montreal.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Montreal.
Erich Hagen
East german cyclist (1936–1978).
Born December 11th, 1936 in Leipzig.
Died May 26th, 1978 at 41 years old in Leipzig.
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931–1978).
Born March 25th, 1931 in Waco.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
John Crammond
British skeleton racer.
Born July 5th, 1906 in Egremont.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sevenoaks.
Boris Khaykin
Russian conductor (1904-1978).
Born October 26th, 1904 in Minsk.
Died May 10th, 1978 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Kaidel
German rower (1912-1978).
Born April 20th, 1912 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 2nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Schweinfurt.
František Šterc
Czech footballer (1912-1978).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Šlapanice.
Died October 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Brno.
Hack Simpson
Canadian ice hockey player (1910–1978).
Born June 26th, 1910 in Winnipeg.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 67 years old in Quebec.
Olle Åkerlund
Sailor (1911-1978).
Born September 28th, 1911 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Albert Sercu
Belgian cyclist (1918–1978).
Born January 26th, 1918.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 60 years old in Roeselare.
Hermann Springer
Swiss footballer (1908-1978).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Zurich.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Charles Brommesson
Swedish footballer (1903-1978).
Born August 12th, 1903 in Helsingborg.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 75 years old in Helsingborg.
Johannes Herbert
German wrestler.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Groß-Zimmern.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 594
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw