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In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
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 29th, 1978 at 49 years old in Vienna.
Helena Kagan
Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 88 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 (1900–1978).
Born November 18th, 1900 in Brest.
Died June 29th, 1978 at 77 years old in Dublin.
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 (1901–1978).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Praia da Vitória.
Died February 20th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lisbon.
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).
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