In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Raafat Attia
Egyptian association football player (1934–1978).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Egypt.
Died July 21st, 1978 at 44 years old
Theo Helfrich
German racing driver.
Born May 13th, 1913 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died April 29th, 1978 at 64 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Irene Bowder Peacock
South african tennis player (1892-1978).
Born July 27th, 1892 in Firozpur.
Died June 13th, 1978 at 85 years old in Johannesburg (disease).
Lancelot Royle
British sprinter.
Born May 31st, 1898 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died June 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in London.
Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender
German opera singer (1897-1978).
Born February 19th, 1897 in Aachen.
Died February 13th, 1978 at 80 years old in Munich, Nuremberg.
Ewald Balser
Actor (1898-1978).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Elberfeld.
Died April 17th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna (cancer).
José Gonzalvo
Spanish footballer (1920–1978).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Mollet del Vallès.
Died May 31st, 1978 at 58 years old in Barcelona.
Heiri Suter
Swiss racing cyclist (1899-1978).
Born July 10th, 1899 in Gränichen.
Died November 6th, 1978 at 79 years old in Bülach.
Eugen Mack
Gymnast (1907-1978).
Born September 21st, 1907 in Arbon.
Died October 29th, 1978 at 71 years old in Basel.
Bjarne Brustad
Norwegian musician (1895-1978).
Born March 4th, 1895 in Christiania.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 538
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld