In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Alfred Müller-Armack
German economist and politician (1901-1978).
Born June 28th, 1901 in Essen.
Died March 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Cologne.
Jorge Icaza Coronel
Ecuadorian writer (1906-1978).
Born June 10th, 2024 in Quito. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1978 at -47 years old in Loja Province (Viagra). [ref]
Howard Estabrook
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978).
Born July 11th, 1884 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1978 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [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.
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.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 503
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz