In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Berto
Writer, screenwriter.
Born December 27th, 1914 in Mogliano Veneto. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Jorge de Sena
Poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor (1919-1978).
Born November 2nd, 1919 in Lisbon.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 58 years old in Santa Barbara.
Ieva Simonaitytė
Lithuanian writer (1897-1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vanagai. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Mario Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1905-1978).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Rijeka.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in Rome.
Mark Naimark
Russian mathematician (1909-1978).
Born December 5th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Francisco Mendes
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1939-1978).
Born February 7th, 1939.
Died July 7th, 1978 at 39 years old
Bernard Borderie
French film director (1924-1978).
Born June 10th, 1924 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1978 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Tillieux
Comic artist, writer.
Born August 7th, 1921 in Huy. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 56 years old in Tours (traffic collision). [ref]
Johan Daisne
Flemish author.
Born September 2nd, 1912 in Ghent. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1978 at 65 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Karl Hartl
Austrian film director (1899-1978).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 503
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka