In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Xercès Louis
French footballer (1926-1978).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Sainte-Marie.
Died March 6th, 1978 at 51 years old in Alès. [ref]
Harold Barron
Athletics competitor.
Born August 29th, 1894 in Chester County.
Died October 5th, 1978 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Annie Romein-Verschoor
Dutch historian, editor (1895–1978).
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.
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).
Mária Mednyánszky
Hungarian table tennis player (1901-1978).
Born April 7th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Sverre Farstad
Speed skater.
Born February 8th, 1920 in Trondheim.
Died March 27th, 1978 at 58 years old in Oslo.
Paul Yü Pin
Chinese cardinal (1901-1978).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Lanxi County. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1978 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Vietnamese cardinal (1898–1978).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Vietnam.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 79 years old in Hanoi.
Pere Bosch-Gimpera
Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist (1891-1974).
Born March 22nd, 1891 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 87 years old in Mexico City.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan