In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
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.
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
Léon Damas
French guiana politician (1912-1978).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Josette Day
French actress (1914-1978).
Born July 31st, 1914 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1978 at 63 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Sofia Vembo
Greek actor-singer.
Born February 10th, 1910 in Gelibolu.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 68 years old in Athens (stroke).
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician (1896–1978).
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
Xhafer Deva
Albanian politician (1904-1978).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Mitrovica.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 538
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche