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In the year 1978
503 Notable deaths
Edward Pitblado
Ice hockey player.
Born February 23rd, 1896 in Winnipeg.
Died December 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Winnipeg.
Petronella van Randwijk
Gymnast.
Born September 14th, 1905 in Utrecht.
Died September 21st, 1978 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Hagar Olsson
Finnish writer (1893-1978).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Kustavi.
Died February 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Jean Claessens
Belgian footballer (1908-1978).
Born June 18th, 1908 in Anderlecht.
Died December 19th, 1978 at 70 years old [ref]
Bolesław Filipiak
Catholic cardinal (1901-1978).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Ośniszczewko.
Died October 14th, 1978 at 77 years old in Poznań.
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
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.
Matti Lähde
Cross-country skier.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Joutseno.
Died May 2nd, 1978 at 66 years old in Lappeenranta.
Imre Rajczy
Hungarian fencer (1911-1978).
Born November 8th, 1911 in Szombathely.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lajos Keresztes
Olympic wrestler (1900-1978).
Born April 30th, 1900 in Udvarhely County.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 503
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe