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In the year 1978
480 Notable deaths
Greta Johansson
Diver.
Born January 9th, 1895 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 83 years old in San Mateo.
Stanisław Dygat
Polish writer.
Born December 5th, 1914 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 63 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
László Nagy
Hungarian poet, translator (1925-1978).
Born July 17th, 1925 in Iszkáz. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1978 at 52 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Baltasar Albéniz
Spanish footballer (1905-1978).
Born January 6th, 1905 in Eibar.
Died November 29th, 1978 at 73 years old in Pamplona.
Juan Evaristo
Argentine footballer (1902-1978).
Born June 20th, 1902 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 8th, 1978 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ángel Bossio
Argentine association football player (1905-1978).
Born May 5th, 1905 in Avellaneda.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Yury Dombrovsky
Soviet writer (1909-1978).
Born May 12th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Shaul Avigur
Israeli politician (1899-1978).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Daugavpils.
Died August 29th, 1978 at 78 years old in Kvutzat Kinneret.
Prvoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1921-1978).
Born April 13th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 57 years old in Belgrade.
Zenta Mauriņa
Latvian writer.
Born December 15th, 1897 in Gulbene.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 80 years old in Basel.
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