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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Demond Mallet
American basketball player.
Born February 22nd, 1978 in Leesville.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 0 years old
Willem van Otterloo
Dutch conductor and composer (1907–1978).
Born December 27th, 1907 in Winterswijk.
Died July 27th, 1978 at 70 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American swimmer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Waterford.
Died May 6th, 1978 at 76 years old in West Palm Beach.
Alexander Kipnis
Russian-american operatic bass (1891–1978).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Zhytomyr.
Died May 14th, 1978 at 87 years old in Westport (disease). [ref]
Hjalmar Mäe
Estonian politician (1901-1978).
Born October 24th, 1901 in Tuhala.
Died April 10th, 1978 at 76 years old in Graz (disease).
Aleksander Kamiński
Polish writer and scout leader (1903–1978).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Warsaw.
Died March 15th, 1978 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
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]
Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player.
Born February 17th, 1916 in Mudgee.
Died April 9th, 1978 at 62 years old in Burradoo (disease).
Theresa Weld
American figure skater.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Brookline.
Died March 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in Boston, Brookline.
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