In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Ernest Cadine
French weightlifter (1893-1978).
Born July 12th, 1893 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1978 at 84 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Ferdinand Peroutka
Czech journalist and writer (1895-1978).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1978 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Viggo Brun
Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978).
Born October 13th, 1885 in Lier.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 92 years old in Drøbak.
Mario Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1905-1978).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Rijeka.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in Rome.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 11th, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Tortosa.
Archibald Clark Robertson
Scottish footballer and manager (1929-1978).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Busby.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 48 years old in Scotland.
Robert Debré
French physician (1882-1978).
Born December 7th, 1882 in Sedan. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1978 at 95 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Hasan Ferit Alnar
Turkish composer (1906–1978).
Born March 11th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died July 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in Ankara.
Georges Speicher
Road bicycle racer (1907-1978).
Born June 8th, 1907 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 538
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