In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Albert Kivikas
Estonian writer (1898-1978).
Born January 18th, 1898 in Suure-Jaani.
Died May 19th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Rudolf Schoeller
Swiss racing driver (1902-1978).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Düren.
Died March 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in Grabs.
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.
Nagamichi Kuroda
Japanese ornithologist and mammalogist (1889–1978).
Born November 24th, 1889 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1978 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Jesús Glaría
Footballer (1942-1978).
Born January 2nd, 1942 in Villafranca.
Died September 19th, 1978 at 36 years old in L'Espluga de Francolí (traffic collision).
Paul Yoshigorō Taguchi
Japanese prelate of the roman catholic church.
Born July 20th, 1902 in Japan. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Osaka.
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).
Jiří Skobla
Czechoslovak shot-putter.
Born June 16th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in Prague (kidney cancer). [ref]
Ljubiša Stevanović
Serbian footballer (1910-1978).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 68 years old in Nice.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 529
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel