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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Vincent du Vigneaud
American biochemist.
Born May 18th, 1901 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 77 years old in White Plains.
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
Léon Damas
French guiana politician (1912-1978).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Josette Day
French actress (1914-1978).
Born July 31st, 1914 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1978 at 63 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician.
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
Xhafer Deva
Albanian politician (1904-1978).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Mitrovica.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.
Henri Curiel
Jewish-egyptian communist (1914-1978).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1978 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Decugis
French tennis player (1882-1978).
Born September 24th, 1882 in Paris.
Died September 6th, 1978 at 95 years old in Biot.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 529
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson