In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Jean Nicolas
French footballer (1913-1978).
Born June 9th, 1913 in Nanterre. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1978 at 65 years old in Nalliers. [ref]
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]
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]
Clarence Dill
American politician (1884-1978).
Born September 21st, 1884 in Fredericktown.
Died January 14th, 1978 at 93 years old in Spokane.
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
President of argentina (1915-1978).
Born September 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 11th, 1978 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (lymphoma).
Raymond Braine
Belgian footballer.
Born April 28th, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died December 24th, 1978 at 71 years old in Antwerp.
Alfred Naqqache
Lebanese politician (1888-1978).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.
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]
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.
Anders Nygren
Swedish bishop (1890–1978).
Born November 15th, 1890 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Lund. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 529
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson