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In the year 1978
494 Notable deaths
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
British chemist.
Born November 9th, 1897 in Cambridge.
Died June 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
William Steinberg
American conductor (1899-1978).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas A. Wofford
American politician (1908-1978).
Born September 27th, 1908 in Laurens County.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Greenville.
Roman Karmen
Soviet cameraman and film director (1906-1978).
Born November 29th, 1906 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Russell Metty
American cinematographer (1906–1978).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Los Angeles.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
Robert Daniel Murphy
American diplomat (1894–1978).
Born October 28th, 1894 in Milwaukee.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Abraham Kovoor
Sri lankan rationalist and professor.
Born April 10th, 1898 in Tiruvalla.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 80 years old in Colombo.
Fyodor Kulakov
Politician (1918-1978).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Lgovskiy Uyezd.
Died July 17th, 1978 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor.
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Arnold Hauser
Hungarian art historian (1892-1978).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Timișoara. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 494
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