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

« 1977
1979 »

I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk