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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Nancy Spungen
American girlfriend of sid vicious.
Born February 27th, 1958 in University City.
Died October 12th, 1978 at 20 years old in Chelsea (stab wound).
Norman Rockwell
American painter (1894–1978).
Born February 3rd, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1978 at 84 years old in Stockbridge (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Terry Kath
American musician, former member of the rock band chicago (1946-1978).
Born January 31st, 1946 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 31 years old in Woodland Hills (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Kurt Gödel
Austrian-american logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Brno. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1978 at 71 years old in Princeton (starvation). [ref]
Adolf Dassler
German entrepreneur, founder of adidas shoe company.
Born November 3rd, 1900 in Herzogenaurach.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 77 years old in Herzogenaurach (heart failure).
Will Geer
American actor and activist (1902-1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Indiana. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gig Young
American actor (1913-1978).
Born November 4th, 1913 in St. Cloud. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Osborne (ballistic trauma).
Ed Wood
American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and film editor.
Born October 10th, 1924 in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1978 at 54 years old in Hollywood (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jomo Kenyatta
First prime minister (1963 to 1964) and president (1964 to 1978) of self-governing kenya.
Born October 20th, 1893 in Gatundu.
Died August 22nd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mombasa (myocardial infarction).
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