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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Leslie Fenton
Actor, film director (1902-1978).
Born March 12th, 1902 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1978 at 76 years old in Montecito.
Ida Noddack
German chemist.
Born February 25th, 1896 in Wesel.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 82 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
Ali Soilih
President of comoros (1937-1978).
Born January 7th, 1937 in Mahajanga.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 41 years old in Moroni.
Carmen Mondragón
Mexican artist (1893-1978).
Born July 8th, 1893 in Tacubaya.
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Roy Harrod
English economist.
Born February 13th, 1900 in London. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1978 at 78 years old in Holt. [ref]
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
President of argentina (1915-1978).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lymphoma).
Salka Viertel
American screenwriter (1889-1978).
Born June 15th, 1892 in Sambir. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1978 at 86 years old in Klosters (disease). [ref]
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
South african politician (1903-1978).
Born November 17th, 1903 in Ladybrand.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 74 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
Ann Shoemaker
American actress (1891-1978).
Born January 10th, 1891 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 479
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