In the year 1978
539 Notable deaths
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Ferdinand Peroutka
Czech journalist and writer (1895-1978).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1978 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Viggo Brun
Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978).
Born October 13th, 1885 in Lier.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 92 years old in Drøbak.
Mario Varglien
Italian footballer and manager (1905-1978).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Rijeka.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 72 years old in Rome.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 11th, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Tortosa.
Guido Stampacchia
Italian mathematician (1922-1978).
Born March 26th, 1922 in Naples. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Archibald Clark Robertson
Scottish footballer and manager (1929-1978).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Busby.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 48 years old in Scotland.
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]
Hasan Ferit Alnar
Turkish composer (1906–1978).
Born March 11th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died July 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in Ankara.
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]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 539
I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë