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In the year 1978
549 Notable deaths
Jean Améry
Austrian-born essayist and holocaust survivor (1912-1978).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 65 years old in Salzburg (drug overdose).
Noble Johnson
African-american actor and film producer (1881–1978).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Marshall.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 96 years old in Yucaipa.
Tetsu Katayama
Japanese politician (1887-1978).
Born July 28th, 1887 in Tanabe.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 90 years old in Fujisawa.
Sylvia Townsend Warner
English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978).
Born December 6th, 1893 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died May 1st, 1978 at 84 years old in Chaldon Herring.
Mark Robson
Film director, producer, and editor from canada (1913-1978).
Born December 4th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died June 20th, 1978 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Charles Clyde Ebbets
American photographer.
Born August 18th, 1905 in Gadsden.
Died July 14th, 1978 at 72 years old in Miami (cancer).
Barry Brown
Author, playwright, actor (1951-1978).
Born April 19th, 1951 in San Jose.
Died June 27th, 1978 at 27 years old in Silver Lake (gunshot wound).
Lilya Brik
Muse of vladimir mayakovsky.
Born November 11th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died August 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Peredelkino (intoxication).
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
Russian prince (1896-1978).
Born October 17th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Znamenka Palace.
Died October 23rd, 1978 at 82 years old in Rome.
Ilka Chase
American actress and novelist (1900–1978).
Born April 8th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 15th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mexico City (disease).
Herbert Sutcliffe
English cricketer (1894-1978).
Born November 24th, 1894 in Summerbridge.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 83 years old in Cross Hills.
Étienne Gilson
French historian and philosopher (1884-1978).
Born June 13th, 1884 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1978 at 94 years old in Auxerre. [ref]
George Maciunas
Lithuanian artist (1931–1978).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Kaunas.
Died May 9th, 1978 at 46 years old in Boston (liver cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Harry Martinson
Swedish writer.
Born May 6th, 1904 in Jämshög church parish. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Stockholm (exsanguination). [ref]
Hanns Johst
German poet and playwright.
Born July 8th, 1890 in Seerhausen. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 88 years old in Ruhpolding. [ref]
Michael Wilson
Screenwriter (1914-1978).
Born July 1st, 1914 in McAlester. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1978 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Herbert Best
Medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978).
Born February 27th, 1899 in Washington County.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Warren Weaver
American mathematician (1894–1978).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Reedsburg. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1978 at 84 years old in New Milford.
Lily Parr
British footballer (1905-1978).
Born April 26th, 1905 in St Helens.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 73 years old in Preston (breast cancer).
Guo Moruo
Chinese writer (1892-1978).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Leshan.
Died June 12th, 1978 at 85 years old in Beijing.
Pankaj Mullick
Bengali indian music composer, playback singer and actor.
Born May 10th, 1905 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Kolkata.
Gunnar Nilsson
Swedish racing driver.
Born November 20th, 1948 in Helsingborg.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 29 years old in London (testicular cancer).
Geoffrey Unsworth
British cinematographer (1914-1978).
Born May 26th, 1914 in Atherton. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1978 at 64 years old in Brittany (myocardial infarction).
Oliver Leese
British army general (1894-1978).
Born October 27th, 1894 in London.
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 83 years old in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (myocardial infarction).
Harry Bertoia
Italian-american artist and designer (1915–1978).
Born March 10th, 1915 in Arzene. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1978 at 63 years old in Barto (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 549
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