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In the year 1978
492 Notable deaths
Jens Otto Krag
Danish politician (1914-1978).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Randers.
Died June 22nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Skiveren (heart failure).
Claude Eatherly
United states air force officer (1918-1978).
Born October 2nd, 1918 in Van Alstyne.
Died July 1st, 1978 at 59 years old in Houston.
José Manuel Moreno Fernández
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1978).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1978 at 62 years old in Merlo.
Ignazio Silone
Italian author and politician (1900-1978).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Pescina. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 78 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Eric Frank Russell
English science fiction writer.
Born January 6th, 1905 in Sandhurst. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1978 at 73 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Armin T. Wegner
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
Manne Siegbahn
Swedish physicist (1886-1978).
Born December 3rd, 1886 in Örebro Nikolai parish. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978).
Born February 10th, 1911 in Riga. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1978 at 67 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Wilhelm Adam
German politician (1893-1978).
Born March 28th, 1893 in Eichen.
Died November 24th, 1978 at 85 years old in Dresden.
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