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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Kasprzycki
Polish general (1891–1978).
Born January 16th, 1891 in Warsaw.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 87 years old in Montreal.
Joseph Delteil
French poet.
Born April 20th, 1894 in Villar-en-Val. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1978 at 83 years old in Grabels. [ref]
Shaul Avigur
Israeli politician (1899-1978).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Daugavpils.
Died August 29th, 1978 at 78 years old in Kvutzat Kinneret.
Baltasar Albéniz
Spanish footballer (1905-1978).
Born January 6th, 1905 in Eibar.
Died November 29th, 1978 at 73 years old in Pamplona.
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).
Dox
Malagasy writer (1913-1978).
Born January 13th, 1913 in Manakavaly.
Died June 14th, 1978 at 65 years old in Antananarivo.
Liane Augustin
German-austrian singer.
Born September 18th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died April 29th, 1978 at 49 years old in Vienna.
Greta Johansson
Swedish diver (1895–1978).
Born January 9th, 1895 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1978 at 83 years old in San Mateo.
Johannes Christoffel Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
Vitorino Nemésio
Portuguese writer (1901–1978).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Praia da Vitória.
Died February 20th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lisbon.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 529
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