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In the year 1978
527 Notable deaths
Nazli Sabri
Egyptian queen consort.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Alexandria.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Houari Boumediene
Second president of algeria.
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Guelma.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 46 years old in Algiers (Waldenström macroglobulinemia).
Lucius D. Clay
United states general (1897-1978).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Marietta. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 80 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Alma Thomas
American painter and art educator (1891-1978).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Columbus.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Malvina Reynolds
American folk singer.
Born August 23rd, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1978 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
G. Sankara Kurup
Indian malayali poet and literary critic (1901-1978).
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Nayathod.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Fernando Peyroteo
Portuguese football player/manager (1918-1978).
Born March 10th, 1918 in Humpata.
Died November 28th, 1978 at 60 years old in Lisbon.
Carlo Scarpa
Italian architect.
Born June 2nd, 1906 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sendai (fall). [ref]
Frank Ferguson
American actor (1899–1978).
Born December 25th, 1899 in Ferndale.
Died September 12th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Selwyn Lloyd
Politician (1904-1978).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Liverpool.
Died May 18th, 1978 at 73 years old in Oxfordshire.
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