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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1978 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (kidney failure).
Robert Menzies
Australian politician, 12th prime minister of australia (1894-1978).
Born December 20th, 1894 in Jeparit. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1978 at 83 years old in Melbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ramón Mercader
Nkvd agent, murderer of leon trotsky.
Born February 7th, 1914 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1978 at 64 years old in Havana (bone cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Politician, first president of afghanistan (1973-1978).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Kabul.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 68 years old in Kabul. [ref]
Aldo Moro
Italian politician (1916-1978).
Born September 23rd, 1916 in Maglie. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1978 at 61 years old in Rome (kidnapping of Aldo Moro). [ref]
Michael Bates
British actor (1920-1978).
Born December 4th, 1920 in Jhansi. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1978 at 57 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Aram Khachaturian
Armenian soviet composer and conductor (1903–1978).
Born June 6th, 1903 in Kojori, Tbilisi. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1978 at 74 years old in Moscow.
John D. Rockefeller III
American philanthropist.
Born March 21st, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1978 at 72 years old in Pocantico Hills (traffic collision).
James Daly
American theater, film and television actor (1918-1978).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died July 3rd, 1978 at 59 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).
Georgi Markov
Bulgarian dissident writer.
Born March 1st, 1929 in Sofia. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1978 at 49 years old in Balham (intoxication). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 479
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