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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
Ss officer.
Born May 6th, 1897 in Września.
Died March 11th, 1978 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Carlos Torre Repetto
Mexican chess player (1904-1978).
Born November 23rd, 1904 in Mérida. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1978 at 73 years old in Mérida.
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.
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Renny Ottolina
Venezuelan producer and entertainer (1928–1978).
Born December 11th, 1928 in Valencia.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 49 years old in Caracas (aviation accident).
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.
Winifred Westover
American actress (1899–1978).
Born November 9th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Werner Finck
German actor (1902-1978).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1978 at 76 years old in Munich. [ref]
Gotthard Handrick
German flying ace (1908–1978).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Zittau.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Ahrensburg.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 529
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson