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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.
Henri Curiel
Jewish-egyptian communist (1914-1978).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1978 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Decugis
French tennis player (1882-1978).
Born September 24th, 1882 in Paris.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 95 years old in Biot.
Roman Karmen
Soviet cameraman and film director (1906-1978).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
André François-Poncet
French diplomat (1887-1978).
Born June 13th, 1887 in Provins. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1978 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Loyal Griggs
American cinematographer (1906-1978).
Born August 15th, 1906 in Sanilac County.
Died May 6th, 1978 at 71 years old in Laguna Hills.
Valentine Penrose
French writer and artist (1898–1978).
Born January 1st, 1898 in Mont-de-Marsan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Chiddingly.
Nicolas Nabokov
Russian composer.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Minsk Governorate, Lubcza, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1978 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marie-Louise Damien
French singer and actress (1889–1978).
Born December 5th, 1889 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 88 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Pancho Vladigerov
Bulgarian musician (1899-1978).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Zurich.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 538
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young