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In the year 1978
480 Notable deaths
Yuan Muzhi
Chinese film director (1909-1978).
Born March 3rd, 1909 in Ningbo.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 68 years old in Beijing.
Rubén Morán
Uruguayan footballer (1930-1978).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Montevideo.
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 47 years old in Montevideo.
Jan Parandowski
Polish writer.
Born May 11th, 1895 in Lviv. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1978 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jean Guéhenno
French writer (1890-1978).
Born March 25th, 1890 in Fougères. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pavel Antokolsky
Soviet russian poet and theatre director (1896-1978).
Born July 1st, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1978 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Liane Augustin
German-austrian singer.
Born September 18th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died April 30th, 1978 at 49 years old in Vienna.
Helena Kagan
Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Tashkent.
Died September 25th, 1978 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Joseph Delteil
French poet.
Born April 20th, 1894 in Villar-en-Val. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1978 at 83 years old in Grabels. [ref]
Roparz Hemon
Breton writer.
Born November 18th, 1900 in Brest. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1978 at 77 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 480
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius