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In the year 1978
494 Notable deaths
Ivan Tyulenev
Soviet general (1892-1978).
Born January 28th, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Lee Garmes
American cinematographer (1898–1978).
Born May 27th, 1898 in Peoria.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Federico Chávez
40.° president of paraguay.
Born February 15th, 1882 in Paraguarí.
Died April 24th, 1978 at 96 years old in Asunción.
O. E. Hasse
German film actor and director.
Born July 11th, 1903 in Obrzycko. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1978 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Carlos Torre Repetto
Mexican chess player (1904-1978).
Born November 23rd, 1905 in Mérida. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mérida.
Karl Herzfeld
Austrian-american physicist.
Born February 24th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
François Duprat
French politician (1940–1978).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Ajaccio. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 37 years old in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon (terrorist attack). [ref]
Jacques Brugnon
French tennis player (1895-1978).
Born May 11th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 20th, 1978 at 82 years old in Monaco.
Goffredo Alessandrini
Italian filmwriter and film director (1904–1978).
Born September 9th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 73 years old in Rome.
Costante Girardengo
Italian racing cyclist (1893-1978).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Novi Ligure.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 84 years old in Cassano Spinola.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 494
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