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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
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.
Luigi Allemandi
Italian footballer (1903-1978).
Born November 8th, 1903 in San Damiano Macra.
Died September 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in Pietra Ligure.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli military officer (1920–1978).
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
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]
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 87 years old in Rheinbach.
John Lyng
24th prime minister of norway.
Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum.
Eduard Stiefel
Swiss mathematician (1909-1978).
Born April 21st, 1909 in Zürich.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Zürich.
Gregor Wentzel
German physicist.
Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. [ref]
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]
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 10th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia.
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