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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Ernest Palmer
American cinematographer (1885-1978).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 92 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Abdylas Maldybaev
Soviet singer (1906-1978).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Kara-Bulak.
Died June 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Bishkek.
Francisco Mendes
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1939-1978).
Born February 7th, 1939 in Enxude.
Died July 7th, 1978 at 39 years old in Bissau.
Georg Morgenstierne
Norwegian linguist (1892–1978).
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Christiania.
Died March 3rd, 1978 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Mark Naimark
Russian mathematician (1909-1978).
Born December 5th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Alexandre Deulofeu
Spanish historian (1903-1978).
Born September 20th, 1903 in L'Armentera.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 75 years old in Figueres.
Semyon Furman
Soviet chess player (1920–1978).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Pinsk.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (stomach cancer).
Artyom Alikhanian
Soviet armenian physicist (1908-1978).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Tadeusz Romer
Polish diplomat (1894-1978).
Born December 6th, 1894 in Antanašė.
Died March 23rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 538
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