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In the year 1978
549 Notable deaths
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.
Dit Clapper
Canadian ice hockey player (1907–1978).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Newmarket.
Died January 20th, 1978 at 70 years old in Peterborough (stroke).
Hope Mirrlees
British poet, novelist, and translator (1887–1978).
Died August 1st, 1978 at 91 years old in Thames Bank.
Salka Viertel
American screenwriter (1889-1978).
Born June 15th, 1892 in Sambir. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1978 at 86 years old in Klosters (disease). [ref]
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).
Gertruida Wijsmuller-Meier
Dutch righteous among the nations (1896-1978).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Alkmaar.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
Lee Metcalf
American politician (1911-1978).
Born January 28th, 1911 in Stevensville.
Died January 12th, 1978 at 66 years old in Helena.
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.
Roy Harrod
English economist (1900–1978).
Born February 13th, 1900 in London.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 78 years old in Holt.
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Ann Shoemaker
American actress (1891-1978).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Joseph Montoya
American politician (1915-1978).
Born September 24th, 1915 in Peña Blanca.
Died June 5th, 1978 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Jacques Bergier
French writer and scientist.
Born August 8th, 1912 in Odesa. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 66 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bhim Sen Sachar
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born December 1st, 1894 in Peshawar.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 83 years old
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist.
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
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