In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Greta Johansson
Swedish diver (1895–1978).
Born January 9th, 1895 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 83 years old in San Mateo.
Johannes Christoffel Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
Vitorino Nemésio
Portuguese writer (1901–1978).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Praia da Vitória.
Died February 20th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lisbon.
Jean Guéhenno
French writer (1890-1978).
Born March 25th, 1890 in Fougères. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kamil Tolon
Turkish businessperson (1912–1978).
Born February 29th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died July 23rd, 1978 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Pereverzev
Soviet actor.
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Oryol Governorate.
Died April 23rd, 1978 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Stere Adamache
Romanian footballer (1941-1978).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Galați.
Died July 9th, 1978 at 36 years old in Danube (drowning).
Vera Maretskaya
Soviet actress (1906-1978).
Born July 31st, 1906 in Barvikha.
Died August 23rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Roparz Hemon
Breton writer (1900–1978).
Born November 18th, 1900 in Brest.
Died June 29th, 1978 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 538
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan