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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Eric Frank Russell
English science fiction writer (1905–1978).
Born January 6th, 1905 in Sandhurst.
Died February 28th, 1978 at 73 years old in Liverpool.
Romola de Pulszky
Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer vaslav nijinsky.
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1978 at 87 years old in Paris.
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian (1891–1978).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
Leslie Fenton
Actor, film director (1902-1978).
Born March 12th, 1902 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1978 at 76 years old in Montecito.
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).
Jorge Cafrune
Argentine singer.
Born August 8th, 1937 in Ciudad Perico.
Died February 1st, 1978 at 40 years old in Benavídez.
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).
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]
Ida Noddack
German chemist.
Born February 25th, 1896 in Wesel.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 82 years old in Bad Neuenahr.
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.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 529
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