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In the year 1978
480 Notable deaths
Edith Humphrey
British chemist (1875-1978).
Born September 11th, 1875 in London.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 102 years old in London.
Vitorino Nemésio
Portuguese writer.
Born December 19th, 1901 in Praia da Vitória. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Dragoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1906-1978).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Aleksinac.
Died June 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Sale.
Stere Adamache
Romanian footballer (1941-1978).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Galați.
Died July 9th, 1978 at 36 years old in Danube (drowning).
Edward Lindberg
Track and field competitor.
Born November 9th, 1886 in Cherokee.
Died February 16th, 1978 at 91 years old in Highland Park.
Vasili Merkuryev
Soviet actor, theatre director.
Born April 6th, 1904 in Ostrov. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1978 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Musa Mamut
Crimean tatar who committed self-immolation.
Born February 20th, 1931 in Balaklava Raion.
Died June 28th, 1978 at 47 years old in Simferopol (Self-immolation).
Germain Derycke
Road bicycle racer.
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Kortrijk.
Died January 13th, 1978 at 48 years old in Kortrijk.
Jānis Daliņš
Athletics competitor.
Born November 5th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Melbourne.
Irene Bowder Peacock
South african tennis player (1892-1978).
Born July 27th, 1892 in Firozpur.
Died June 13th, 1978 at 85 years old in Johannesburg (disease).
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