In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
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 (1920–1978).
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 (1882-1978).
Born December 7th, 1882 in Sedan. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1978 at 95 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Atanas Dalchev
Bulgarian writer (1904-1978).
Born June 12th, 1904 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1978 at 73 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Robert Heger
German composer and conductor.
Born August 19th, 1886 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1978 at 91 years old in Munich. [ref]
Artyom Alikhanian
Soviet armenian physicist (1908-1978).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Tadeusz Romer
Polish diplomat (1894-1978).
Born December 6th, 1894 in Antanašė.
Died March 23rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Viggo Brun
Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978).
Born October 13th, 1885 in Lier.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 92 years old in Drøbak.
Georg Morgenstierne
Norwegian linguist.
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Christiania.
Died March 3rd, 1978 at 86 years old in Christiania.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 503
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