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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Charlotte Greenwood
American dancer and actor.
Born June 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
Spanish footballer (1895-1978).
Born June 8th, 1895 in Almansa.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born March 19th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City. [ref]
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
German military personnel.
Born November 27th, 1896 in Kiel.
Died November 14th, 1978 at 81 years old in Puntarenas.
Houari Boumediene
Second president of algeria.
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Guelma.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 46 years old in Algiers (Waldenström macroglobulinemia).
K. D. Singh
Field hockey player.
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Barabanki district. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Henry Corbin
French philosopher and orientalist.
Born April 14th, 1903 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
Hugh MacDiarmid
Scottish poet, pen name of christopher murray grieve (1892-1978).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Langholm. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1978 at 86 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Gordon Matta-Clark
American artist.
Born June 22nd, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1978 at 35 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 479
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