In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Neil Johnston
American hall of fame basketball player (1929–1978).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Irving (myocardial infarction).
Ian MacDonald
American actor (1914-1978).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Great Falls.
Died April 11th, 1978 at 63 years old in Bozeman.
Paul Scott
British writer (1920–1978).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Southgate.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Alexander Belov
Soviet basketball player (1951–1978).
Born November 9th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart sarcoma).
Semyon Krivoshein
Soviet general (1899-1978).
Born November 28th, 1899 in Voronezh.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Salvador de Madariaga
Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886-1978).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1978 at 92 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Joe Venuti
American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist (1903–1978).
Born September 16th, 1903 in Lecco, Philadelphia.
Died August 14th, 1978 at 74 years old in Seattle.
José Manuel Moreno
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1978).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1978 at 62 years old in Merlo.
Hans Stuck
German racecar driver (1900–1978).
Born December 27th, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 77 years old in Grainau.
Kiyoshi Oka
Japanese mathematician who worked in the theory of several complex variables (1901-1978).
Born April 19th, 1901 in Osaka.
Died March 1st, 1978 at 76 years old in Nara.
Philibert Tsiranana
First president of madagascar (1959-1972).
Born October 18th, 1912 in Ambarikorano. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 65 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
Claude Eatherly
United states air force officer (1918-1978).
Born October 2nd, 1918 in Van Alstyne.
Died July 1st, 1978 at 59 years old in Houston.
Ignazio Silone
Italian writer and politician (1900-1978).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Pescina.
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 78 years old in Geneva.
John Wrathall
President of rhodesia (1913-1978).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Lancaster.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 65 years old in Harare.
Wilhelm Adam
German politician (1893–1978).
Born March 28th, 1893 in Eichen.
Died November 24th, 1978 at 85 years old in Dresden.
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist (1926–1978).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died November 26th, 1978 at 52 years old in Van Nuys.
Zivia Lubetkin
Polish jewish underground leader (1914–1978).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Bycień.
Died July 11th, 1978 at 63 years old in Lohamei HaGeta'ot.
Jens Otto Krag
Danish politician (1914-1978).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Randers.
Died June 22nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Skiveren (heart failure).
Astrid Allwyn
American film and stage actress (1905–1978).
Born November 27th, 1905 in Manchester.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Luo Ruiqing
Chinese general, politician (1906-1978).
Born May 31st, 1906 in Nanchong.
Died August 3rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Heidelberg.
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Romola de Pulszky
Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer vaslav nijinsky.
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1978 at 87 years old in Paris.
Florence Marly
Czech actress (1919-1978).
Born June 2nd, 1919 in Obrnice.
Died November 9th, 1978 at 59 years old in Glendale.
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
South african politician (1903-1978).
Born November 17th, 1903 in Ladybrand.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 74 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 594
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez