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In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Rochus Gliese
German film director and actor (1891-1978).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Asbjørn Andersen
Danish actor and film director (1903-1978).
Born August 30th, 1903 in Copenhagen.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 75 years old in Silkeborg.
Heiri Suter
Swiss racing cyclist (1899-1978).
Born July 10th, 1899 in Gränichen.
Died November 6th, 1978 at 79 years old in Bülach.
Gary Chapman
Australian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1938–1978).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Brighton-Le-Sands. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 41 years old in Little Bay (drowning).
Annie Romein-Verschoor
Dutch historian, editor.
Born February 4th, 1895 in Nijmegen. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1978 at 83 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Mauk Weber
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born March 1st, 1914 in The Hague.
Died April 14th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Hague.
Theo Helfrich
German racing driver.
Born May 13th, 1913 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died April 29th, 1978 at 64 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund. [ref]
Mária Mednyánszky
Hungarian table tennis player (1901-1978).
Born April 7th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Hartwig Steenken
West german equestrian (1941-1978).
Born July 23rd, 1941 in Twistringen.
Died January 10th, 1978 at 36 years old in Hanover (traffic collision).
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