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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Jacques Bergier
French writer and scientist.
Born August 8th, 1912 in Odesa. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 66 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Loyal Griggs
American cinematographer (1906-1978).
Born August 15th, 1906 in Sanilac County.
Died May 6th, 1978 at 71 years old in Laguna Hills.
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.
James Gould Cozzens
American novelist (1903-1978).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Pancho Vladigerov
Bulgarian musician (1899-1978).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Zürich. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1978 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Marie-Louise Damien
French singer and actress.
Born December 5th, 1889 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 88 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Nicolas Nabokov
Russian composer.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Minsk Governorate, Lubcza, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1978 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 479
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