In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Mária Mednyánszky
Hungarian table tennis player (1901-1978).
Born April 7th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Sverre Farstad
Speed skater (1920–1978).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Trondheim.
Died March 27th, 1978 at 58 years old in Oslo.
Paul Yü Pin
Chinese cardinal (1901-1978).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Lanxi County. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1978 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Vietnamese cardinal (1898–1978).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Vietnam.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 79 years old in Hanoi.
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Rudolf Schoeller
Swiss racing driver (1902-1978).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Düren.
Died March 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in Grabs.
Asbjørn Andersen
Danish actor and film director (1903-1978).
Born August 30th, 1903 in Copenhagen.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 75 years old in Silkeborg.
Nagamichi Kuroda
Japanese ornithologist and mammalogist (1889–1978).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1978 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Jesús Glaría
Footballer (1942-1978).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Villafranca.
Died September 19th, 1978 at 36 years old in L'Espluga de Francolí (traffic collision).
Deaths 431 to 440 of 538
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy