In the year 1978
480 Notable deaths
Ernest Cadine
French weightlifter (1893-1978).
Born July 12th, 1893 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1978 at 84 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ernest Palmer
American cinematographer (1885-1978).
Born December 6th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 92 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Edward Harrison Taylor
American herpetologist (1889-1978).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Maysville.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 89 years old in Lawrence.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Hasan Ferit Alnar
Turkish 20th century classical composer.
Born March 11th, 1906 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Isidro Ayora
President of ecuador.
Born September 2nd, 1879 in Loja.
Died March 22nd, 1978 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Georges Speicher
Road bicycle racer (1907-1978).
Born June 8th, 1907 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Semyon Furman
Soviet chess player.
Born December 1st, 1920 in Pinsk.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (stomach cancer).
James Allen
Democratic u.s. senator from alabama.
Born December 28th, 1912 in Gadsden.
Died June 1st, 1978 at 65 years old in Gulf Shores.
Robert Debré
French physician.
Born December 7th, 1882 in Sedan. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1978 at 95 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 480
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau