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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Helena Kagan
Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Lina Carstens
German actress (1892–1978).
Born December 6th, 1892 in Wiesbaden.
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Munich.
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]
Jānis Daliņš
Latvian athletics competitor (1904–1978).
Born November 5th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Melbourne.
Tadeusz Fijewski
Polish actor (1911-1978).
Born July 14th, 1911 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1978 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Edward Lindberg
Track and field competitor (1886–1978).
Born November 9th, 1886 in Cherokee.
Died February 16th, 1978 at 91 years old in Highland Park.
Germain Derycke
Belgian road bicycle racer (1929–1978).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Kortrijk.
Died January 13th, 1978 at 48 years old in Kortrijk.
Raafat Attia
Egyptian association football player (1934–1978).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Egypt.
Died July 21st, 1978 at 44 years old
Theo Helfrich
German racing driver.
Born May 13th, 1913 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died April 29th, 1978 at 64 years old in Ludwigshafen.
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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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur