In the year 1978
480 Notable deaths
Theresa Weld
American figure skater.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Brookline.
Died March 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in Boston, Brookline.
Willem van Otterloo
Dutch conductor and composer.
Born December 27th, 1907 in Winterswijk. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1978 at 70 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Gregor Wentzel
German physicist.
Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American swimmer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Waterford.
Died May 6th, 1978 at 76 years old in West Palm Beach.
Alfred Naqqache
Lebanese politician (1888-1978).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.
Abdylas Maldybaev
Soviet singer (1906-1978).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Kara-Bulak.
Died June 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Bishkek.
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978).
Born May 5th, 1924 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1978 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer). [ref]
Alexandre Deulofeu
Spanish historian (1903-1978).
Born September 20th, 1903 in L'Armentera.
Died December 27th, 1978 at 75 years old in Figueres.
Bruno Touschek
Austrian physicist.
Born February 3rd, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1978 at 57 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 480
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi