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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Robert Heger
German composer and conductor.
Born August 19th, 1886 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1978 at 91 years old in Munich. [ref]
Bernard Borderie
French film director (1924-1978).
Born June 10th, 1924 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1978 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze.
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome.
Giuseppe Berto
Writer, screenwriter (1914–1978).
Born December 27th, 1914 in Mogliano Veneto.
Died November 2nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Rome (cancer).
John Doeg
American tennis player (1908-1978).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Redding.
Karl Hartl
Austrian film director (1899-1978).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Mladen Ramljak
Croatian footballer (1945-1978).
Born July 1st, 1945 in Zagreb.
Died September 13th, 1978 at 33 years old in Novska (traffic collision).
Jorge de Sena
Poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor (1919-1978).
Born November 2nd, 1919 in Lisbon.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 58 years old in Santa Barbara.
Juan Evaristo
Argentine footballer (1902-1978).
Born June 20th, 1902 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Yury Dombrovsky
Soviet writer (1909-1978).
Born May 12th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 538
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