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In the year 1978
527 Notable deaths
Charles Eames
American designer (1907-1978).
Born June 17th, 1907 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1978 at 71 years old in St. Louis. [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]
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891-1978).
Born April 10th, 1891 in Saginaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 86 years old in Fort Huachuca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ricardo Zamora
Spanish association football player.
Born January 21st, 1901 in Barcelona.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Umberto Nobile
Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Lauro.
Died July 30th, 1978 at 93 years old in Rome.
Clifford Dupont
President of rhodesia (1905-1978).
Born December 6th, 1905 in London.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 72 years old in Harare.
Jean Améry
Austrian-born essayist and holocaust survivor (1912-1978).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 65 years old in Salzburg (drug overdose).
Noble Johnson
African-american actor and film producer (1881-1978).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Marshall.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 96 years old in Yucaipa.
Tetsu Katayama
Japanese politician (1887-1978).
Born July 28th, 1887 in Tanabe.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 90 years old in Fujisawa.
Sylvia Townsend Warner
English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978).
Born December 6th, 1893 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died May 1st, 1978 at 84 years old in Chaldon Herring.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 527
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