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In the year 1978
594 Notable deaths
Eric Frank Russell
English science fiction writer (1905–1978).
Born January 6th, 1905 in Sandhurst.
Died February 28th, 1978 at 73 years old in Liverpool.
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.
Robert Charroux
French writer, pseudohistorian and white supremacist (1909-1978).
Born April 7th, 1909 in Payroux.
Died June 24th, 1978 at 69 years old in Charroux.
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian (1891–1978).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
Leslie Fenton
Actor, film director (1902-1978).
Born March 12th, 1902 in Liverpool.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 76 years old in Montecito.
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).
Jorge Cafrune
Argentine singer (1937–1978).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Jujuy Province, Perico.
Died February 1st, 1978 at 40 years old in Benavídez.
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978).
Born February 10th, 1911 in Riga. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1978 at 67 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Blanche Calloway
American singer, bandleader and composer.
Born February 9th, 1902 in Baltimore, Rochester.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Manne Siegbahn
Swedish physicist (1886-1978).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Örebro Nikolai parish. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Ida Noddack
German chemist (1896–1978).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Wesel.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 82 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
Armin T. Wegner
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Indian politician (1891–1978).
Born February 4th, 1891 in Tiruchanur.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 87 years old in Chittoor district.
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
Nicaraguan journalist (1924-1978).
Born September 23rd, 1924 in Granada.
Died January 10th, 1978 at 53 years old in Managua.
Dit Clapper
Canadian ice hockey player (1907–1978).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Newmarket.
Died January 20th, 1978 at 70 years old in Peterborough (stroke).
Shōji Hamada
Japanese mashiko ware potter (1894-1978).
Born December 9th, 1894 in Mizonokuchi.
Died January 5th, 1978 at 83 years old in Mashiko.
Hope Mirrlees
British poet, novelist, and translator (1887–1978).
Died August 1st, 1978 at 91 years old in Thames Bank.
Salka Viertel
American actress and screenwriter (1899–1978).
Born June 15th, 1892 in Sambir.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 86 years old in Klosters (disease).
Ali Soilih
President of comoros (1937-1978).
Born January 7th, 1937 in Mahajanga.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 41 years old in Moroni.
Carmen Mondragón
Mexican artist (1893-1978).
Born July 8th, 1893 in Tacubaya.
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Jay Adler
American actor (1896-1978).
Born September 26th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Louis Zukofsky
American poet (1904–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1904 in New York City.
Died May 12th, 1978 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson.
Philip Neame
Victoria cross recipient (1888–1978).
Born December 12th, 1888 in Faversham.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 89 years old in Selling.
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Dutch diplomat (1888-1978).
Born March 7th, 1888 in Groningen.
Died August 16th, 1978 at 90 years old in Wassenaar.
Ahmed Hussein al-Ghashmi
President of north yemen (1941-1978).
Born August 21st, 1941 in Yemen.
Died June 24th, 1978 at 36 years old in Sanaa (explosive device).
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