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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
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]
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]
John Randolph Bray
Animator (1879-1978).
Born August 25th, 1879 in Addison.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 99 years old in Bridgeport.
Dennie Moore
American actress (1902–1978).
Born December 31st, 1902 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 75 years old in New York City.
Karl Lennart Oesch
Finnish general and war criminal (1892-1978).
Born August 8th, 1892 in Otradnoye. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1978 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Abraham Kovoor
Sri lankan rationalist and professor.
Born April 10th, 1898 in Tiruvalla.
Died September 18th, 1978 at 80 years old in Colombo.
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]
Karl Herzfeld
Austrian-american physicist.
Born February 24th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Lee Garmes
American cinematographer (1898–1978).
Born May 27th, 1898 in Peoria.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist.
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
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