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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
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.
Federico Chávez
40.° president of paraguay.
Born February 15th, 1882 in Paraguarí.
Died April 24th, 1978 at 96 years old in Asunción.
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
Indian actor (1893-1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Mir Jalal Pashayev
Azerbaijani writer.
Born April 26th, 1908 in Ardabil. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1978 at 70 years old in Baku. [ref]
Pinchas Rosen
Israeli politician (1887-1978).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Tel Aviv.
Frederick G. Payne
American politician (1904–1978).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Lewiston.
Died June 15th, 1978 at 73 years old in Waldoboro.
Edith Jacobson
American german-born md & psychoanalyst.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Chojnów.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rochester.
Fatima Massaquoi
Pioneering educator in liberia.
Born December 25th, 1911 in Gendema.
Died November 26th, 1978 at 66 years old in Monrovia.
George Reader
English football referee (1896–1978).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Nuneaton.
Died July 13th, 1978 at 81 years old in Southampton.
Hanna Ralph
German actress (1888-1978).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Bad Kissingen.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 92 years old in Berlin.
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