In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
Shozo Tsugitani
Japanese association football player (1940–1978).
Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kobe (liver cirrhosis).
Moss Christie
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1978).
Born September 18th, 1901 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1978 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Léon Lommel
Catholic bishop (1893-1978).
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Nommern.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 85 years old in Luxembourg.
Adil Isgandarov
Azerbaijani actor and film director (1912-1978).
Died September 18th, 1978 at 68 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Natan Rybak
Soviet writer (1913-1978).
Born January 3rd, 1913 in Ivanivka.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 65 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner (1898–1978).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Lappeenranta.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 79 years old in Imatra.
Sverre Nordby
Norwegian footballer (1910-1978).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Mjøndalen.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 68 years old in Mjøndalen.
Hermine Schröder
German athletics competitor.
Born February 12th, 1911 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 67 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Gotfred Johansen
Danish boxer (1895–1978).
Born May 4th, 1895 in Copenhagen.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Egebæksvang.
Petro Panch
Ukrainian writer, former sotnik of the ukrainian people's army (1891-1978).
Died December 1st, 1978 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
Jan Heřmánek
Czechoslovak boxer (1907–1978).
Born May 28th, 1907 in Dolní Lhota.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Prague.
Roberto Larraz
Argentine fencer (1898–1978).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Erik Charpentier
Gymnast (1897-1978).
Born August 17th, 1897 in Sölvesborg.
Died February 17th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Väinö Kajander
Olympic wrestler (1893-1978).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Elimäki.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Birger Sörvik
Gymnast (1879–1978).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Gothenburg.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 98 years old in Gothenburg.
K. D. Singh
Field hockey player (1922–1978).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Barabanki district. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1902-1978).
Born September 28th, 1902 in Yefremov.
Died October 14th, 1978 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Kavaleridze
Ukrainian soviet sculptor, actor and film director (1887-1978).
Born April 13th, 1887 in Novopetrivka. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Kyiv.
Hugo Helsten
Danish gymnast (1894–1978).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Frederikshavn.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 83 years old in Esbjerg.
Yuriy Lahutyn
Soviet handball player (1949–1978).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died April 30th, 1978 at 29 years old in Zaporizhzhia.
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