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In the year 1978
527 Notable deaths
Prince Nicolae of Romania
Romanian royal.
Born August 5th, 1903 in Sinaia.
Died June 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Charlotte Greenwood
American dancer and actor.
Born June 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
German military personnel (1896–1978).
Born November 27th, 1896 in Kiel.
Died November 14th, 1978 at 81 years old in Puntarenas.
Sisavang Vatthana
Prime minister of laos (1907-1978).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Luang Prabang.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Xam Neua.
Don Ellis
American jazz musician (1934-1978).
Born July 25th, 1934 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1978 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Barclay
British author, theologian, radio and tv presenter and church of scotland minister (1907-1978).
Born December 5th, 1907 in Wick.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Glasgow.
Ralph Metcalfe
American athlete and politician.
Born June 30th, 1910 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1978 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Lon L. Fuller
American philosopher of law (1902-1978).
Born June 15th, 1902 in Hereford.
Died April 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Andrzej Bogucki
Actor (1904-1978).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died July 29th, 1978 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Kofi Abrefa Busia
Prime minister of ghana (1969-1972).
Born July 11th, 1913 in Wenchi. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1978 at 65 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 527
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