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In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Arne Rustadstuen
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born December 14th, 1905 in Lillehammer.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 72 years old in Lillehammer.
Henri Larnoe
Belgian olympic footballer (1897-1978).
Born May 18th, 1897 in Antwerp.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Zoersel.
Lilly Becher
German writer (1901–1978).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died September 20th, 1978 at 77 years old in East Berlin.
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Willy Hansen
Danish cyclist (1906-1978).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Helsingør.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Brașov.
Romain Gijssels
Belgian cyclist.
Born March 10th, 1907 in Ninove.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 71 years old in Paris.
Giuliana Luigia Evelina Mameli Calvino
Italian botanist (1886-1978).
Born February 12th, 1886 in Sassari.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 92 years old in Sanremo.
Bohuslav Havránek
Czech academic, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1893-1978).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Anthony Conroy
American ice hockey player (1895-1978).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1978 at 82 years old in Saint Paul.
Jenny Hasselquist
Swedish ballet dancer, actress, ballet teacher (1894-1978).
Born July 31st, 1894 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1978 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 538
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