In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Tibor Serly
Hungarian musician (1901-1978).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Lučenec.
Died October 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in London.
Wallace MacDonald
Canadian actor and film producer.
Born May 5th, 1891 in Mulgrave. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1978 at 87 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Semyon Davidovich Kirlian
Russian inventor.
Born February 20th, 1898 in Krasnodar.
Died April 4th, 1978 at 80 years old in Krasnodar.
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
Polish linguist.
Born August 26th, 1895 in Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Kraków.
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.
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