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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
José Miguel Beñaran Ordeñana
High-ranking eta militant.
Born March 7th, 1949 in Arrigorriaga.
Died December 21st, 1978 at 29 years old in Anglet.
Semyon Davidovich Kirlian
Russian inventor (1898–1978).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Krasnodar.
Died April 4th, 1978 at 80 years old in Krasnodar.
Skender Kulenović
Bosnian writer.
Born September 2nd, 1910 in Bosanski Petrovac. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1978 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
Herbert Dingle
British astronomer and historian of science.
Born August 2nd, 1890 in London.
Died September 4th, 1978 at 88 years old in Kingston upon Hull.
Luigi Allemandi
Italian footballer (1903-1978).
Born November 8th, 1903 in San Damiano Macra.
Died September 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in Pietra Ligure.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli military officer (1920–1978).
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
Adolf Berman
Israeli politician (1906–1978).
Born October 17th, 1906 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (carcinoma). [ref]
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 87 years old in Rheinbach.
John Lyng
24th prime minister of norway.
Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum.
Eduard Stiefel
Swiss mathematician (1909-1978).
Born April 21st, 1909 in Zürich.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Zürich.
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