In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Robin Reed
Olympic wrestler (1899–1978).
Born October 20th, 1899 in Pettigrew.
Died December 20th, 1978 at 79 years old in Salem.
Frederick G. Payne
American politician (1904–1978).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Lewiston.
Died June 15th, 1978 at 73 years old in Waldoboro.
George Reader
English football referee (1896–1978).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Nuneaton.
Died July 13th, 1978 at 81 years old in Southampton.
Adolf Berman
Israeli politician (1906–1978).
Born October 17th, 1906 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (carcinoma). [ref]
Skender Kulenović
Bosnian writer.
Born September 2nd, 1910 in Bosanski Petrovac. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1978 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Italian composer (1896-1978).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Naples. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1978 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jacques Rueff
French economist and adviser to the french government (1896-1978).
Born August 23rd, 1896 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexander Wetmore
American ornithologist and avian paleontologist (1886-1978).
Born June 18th, 1886 in North Freedom. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1978 at 92 years old in Glen Echo. [ref]
Herbert Dingle
British astronomer and historian of science.
Born August 2nd, 1890 in London.
Died September 4th, 1978 at 88 years old in Kingston upon Hull.
Eduard Stiefel
Swiss mathematician (1909-1978).
Born April 21st, 1909 in Zürich.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Zürich.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte