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In the year 1978
527 Notable deaths
Larry Young
American jazz musician (1940-1978).
Born October 7th, 1940 in Newark.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Samuel Goudsmit
Dutch physicist.
Born July 11th, 1902 in The Hague.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 76 years old in Reno.
Gaston Julia
French mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Sidi Bel Abbès.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Kathleen Kenyon
British archaeologist (1906-1978).
Born January 5th, 1906 in London.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 72 years old in Wrexham.
Theodor Tolsdorff
German world war ii general (1909-1978).
Born November 3rd, 1909 in Lenarty.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Giuseppe Impastato
Italian political activist murdered by the mafia (1948-1978).
Born January 5th, 1948 in Cinisi.
Died May 9th, 1978 at 30 years old in Cinisi. [ref]
Neil Johnston
American hall of fame basketball player (1929–1978).
Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.
Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Irving (myocardial infarction).
Sally Eilers
American actress (1908–1978).
Born December 11th, 1908 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1978 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Paul Scott
British writer.
Born March 25th, 1920 in Southgate. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1978 at 57 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 527
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