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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Edith Humphrey
British chemist (1875-1978).
Born September 11th, 1875 in London.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 102 years old in London.
Dragoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1906-1978).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Aleksinac.
Died June 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Sale.
Rochus Gliese
German film director and actor (1891-1978).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Berlin.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Helena Kagan
Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Lina Carstens
German actress (1892–1978).
Born December 6th, 1892 in Wiesbaden.
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Munich.
Pavel Antokolsky
Soviet russian poet and theatre director (1896-1978).
Born July 1st, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1978 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jānis Daliņš
Latvian athletics competitor (1904–1978).
Born November 5th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Melbourne.
Tadeusz Fijewski
Polish actor (1911-1978).
Born July 14th, 1911 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1978 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Edward Lindberg
Track and field competitor (1886–1978).
Born November 9th, 1886 in Cherokee.
Died February 16th, 1978 at 91 years old in Highland Park.
Germain Derycke
Belgian road bicycle racer (1929–1978).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Kortrijk.
Died January 13th, 1978 at 48 years old in Kortrijk.
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