In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
Olle Åkerlund
Sailor (1911-1978).
Born September 28th, 1911 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Albert Sercu
Belgian cyclist (1918–1978).
Born January 26th, 1918.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 60 years old in Roeselare.
Hermann Springer
Swiss footballer (1908-1978).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Zurich.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Charles Brommesson
Swedish footballer (1903-1978).
Born August 12th, 1903 in Helsingborg.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 75 years old in Helsingborg.
Johannes Herbert
German wrestler.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Groß-Zimmern.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
Shozo Tsugitani
Japanese association football player.
Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kōbe (liver cirrhosis).
Moss Christie
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1978).
Born September 18th, 1901 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1978 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Léon Lommel
Catholic bishop (1893-1978).
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Nommern.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 85 years old in Luxembourg.
Adil Isgandarov
Azerbaijani actor and film director (1912-1978).
Died September 18th, 1978 at 68 years old in Baku (heart failure).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks