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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Jean Guéhenno
French writer (1890-1978).
Born March 25th, 1890 in Fougères. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kamil Tolon
Turkish businessman and industrialist.
Born February 29th, 1912 in Istanbul.
Died July 23rd, 1978 at 66 years old in Switzerland.
Ivan Pereverzev
Soviet actor.
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Oryol Governorate.
Died April 23rd, 1978 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Stere Adamache
Romanian footballer (1941-1978).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Galați.
Died July 9th, 1978 at 36 years old in Danube (drowning).
Vera Maretskaya
Soviet actress (1906-1978).
Born July 31st, 1906 in Barvikha.
Died August 23rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
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.
Dragoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1906-1978).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Aleksinac.
Died June 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Sale.
Rochus Gliese
German film director and actor (1891-1978).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Berlin.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 87 years old in Berlin.
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