In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Karin Molander
Swedish actress (1889-1978).
Born May 20th, 1889 in Vårdinge church parish. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1978 at 89 years old in Täby parish. [ref]
Lelio Basso
Italian democratic socialist politician and journalist (1903-1978).
Born December 25th, 1903 in Varazze. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1978 at 74 years old in Rome. [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.
John Doeg
American tennis player (1908-1978).
Born December 7th, 1908 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Redding.
Johannes Christoffel Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
Mladen Ramljak
Croatian footballer (1945-1978).
Born July 1st, 1945 in Zagreb.
Died September 13th, 1978 at 33 years old in Novska (traffic collision).
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 (1914–1978).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 63 years old in Warsaw.
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.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 503
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau