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In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
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]
Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player.
Born February 17th, 1916 in Mudgee.
Died April 9th, 1978 at 62 years old in Burradoo (disease).
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 10th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia.
Mordechai Maklef
Israeli general.
Born January 19th, 1920 in Motza. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (disease).
Jorge Carrera Andrade
Ecuadorian poet/historian/author/diplomat (1903–1978).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Quito. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in Lima.
Aleksander Kamiński
Polish writer and scout leader.
Born January 28th, 1903 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1978 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Hjalmar Mäe
Estonian politician (1901-1978).
Born October 24th, 1901 in Tuhala.
Died April 10th, 1978 at 76 years old in Graz (disease).
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