In the year 1978
494 Notable deaths
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
Indian actor (1893-1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist.
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
President of argentina (1915-1978).
Born September 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (lymphoma).
Gotthard Handrick
German flying ace (1908–1978).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Zittau.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Ahrensburg.
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Winifred Westover
American actress (1899-1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Edith Jacobson
American german-born md & psychoanalyst.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Chojnów.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rochester.
Mir Jalal Pashayev
Azerbaijani writer.
Born April 26th, 1908 in Ardabil. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1978 at 70 years old in Baku. [ref]
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Hanna Ralph
German actress (1888-1978).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Bad Kissingen.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 494
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