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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Carlo Scarpa
Italian architect and designer (1906–1978).
Born June 2nd, 1906 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sendai (falling from height).
Frank Ferguson
American actor (1899–1978).
Born December 25th, 1899 in Ferndale.
Died September 12th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Selwyn Lloyd
Politician (1904-1978).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Liverpool.
Died May 18th, 1978 at 73 years old in Oxfordshire.
Prince Nicolae of Romania
Romanian royal (1903–1978), prince regent of romania from 1927 to 1930.
Born August 18th, 1903 in Sinaia. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Charlotte Greenwood
(1890-1978) american dancer and actor.
Born June 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Sisavang Vatthana
Prime minister of laos (1907-1978).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Luang Prabang.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Xam Neua.
Don Ellis
American jazz musician (1934-1978).
Born July 25th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
William Barclay
British author, theologian, radio and tv presenter and church of scotland minister (1907-1978).
Born December 5th, 1907 in Wick.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Glasgow.
Ralph Metcalfe
American athlete and politician (1910–1978).
Born May 29th, 1910 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1978 at 68 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lon L. Fuller
American philosopher of law (1902-1978).
Born June 15th, 1902 in Hereford.
Died April 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Andrzej Bogucki
Actor (1904-1978).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died July 29th, 1978 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Kofi Abrefa Busia
Prime minister of ghana (1969-1972).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Wenchi. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1978 at 65 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Henry Corbin
French philosopher and and scholar of islam (1903–1978).
Born April 14th, 1903 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Irish judge and 5th president of ireland (1911-1978).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Bray.
Died March 21st, 1978 at 67 years old in Dublin (coronary thrombosis).
James Bryant Conant
American chemist (1893–1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Dorchester.
Died February 11th, 1978 at 84 years old in Hanover.
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia).
Edward Durell Stone
American architect (1902–1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Fayetteville.
Died August 6th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City.
Hugh MacDiarmid
Scottish poet, pen name of christopher murray grieve (1892–1978).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Langholm.
Died September 9th, 1978 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
Emilio Portes Gil
President of mexico (1928-1930).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Bruce Catton
American historian and journalist (1899-1978).
Born October 9th, 1899 in Petoskey.
Died August 28th, 1978 at 78 years old in Frankfort.
Charles Eames
American designer (1907-1978).
Born June 17th, 1907 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1978 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
Gordon Matta-Clark
American artist (1943–1978).
Born June 22nd, 1943 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1978 at 35 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891–1978).
Born April 10th, 1891 in Saginaw.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 86 years old in Fort Huachuca (myocardial infarction).
Ricardo Zamora
Spanish association football player.
Born February 14th, 1901 in Barcelona.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 594
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore