In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Johannes Herbert
German wrestler.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Groß-Zimmern.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Charles Brommesson
Swedish footballer (1903-1978).
Born August 12th, 1903 in Helsingborg.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 75 years old in Helsingborg.
Léon Lommel
Catholic bishop (1893-1978).
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Nommern.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 85 years old in Luxembourg.
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).
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
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]
Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1902-1978).
Born September 28th, 1902 in Yefremov.
Died October 14th, 1978 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner (1898–1978).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Lappeenranta.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 79 years old in Imatra.
Natan Rybak
Soviet writer (1913-1978).
Born January 3rd, 1913 in Ivanivka.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 65 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Gotfred Johansen
Danish boxer (1895–1978).
Born May 4th, 1895 in Copenhagen.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Egebæksvang.
Sverre Nordby
Norwegian footballer (1910-1978).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Mjøndalen.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 68 years old in Mjøndalen.
Petro Panch
Ukrainian writer, former sotnik of the ukrainian people's army (1891-1978).
Died December 1st, 1978 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
Hermine Schröder
German athletics competitor.
Born February 12th, 1911 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 67 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Jan Heřmánek
Czechoslovak boxer (1907–1978).
Born May 28th, 1907 in Dolní Lhota.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Prague.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
German military personnel (1896–1978).
Born November 27th, 1896 in Kiel.
Died November 14th, 1978 at 81 years old in Puntarenas.
Roberto Larraz
Argentine fencer (1898–1978).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Abdel-Halim Mahmoud
Egyptian sufi and sheikh (1910–1978).
Born May 12th, 1910 in Belbis.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Väinö Kajander
Olympic wrestler (1893-1978).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Elimäki.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
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.
Erik Charpentier
Gymnast (1897-1978).
Born August 17th, 1897 in Sölvesborg.
Died February 17th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Birger Sörvik
Gymnast (1879–1978).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Gothenburg.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 98 years old in Gothenburg.
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