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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
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]
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1900 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 78 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Basil Dean
British actor and filmmaker.
Born September 27th, 1888 in Croydon.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 89 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valerian Gracias
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 23rd, 1901 in Karachi.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Richard Lindner
American-german painter, 1901-1978.
Born November 11th, 1901 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Randolph Bray
Animator (1879-1978).
Born August 25th, 1879 in Addison.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 99 years old in Bridgeport.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 479
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus