In the year 1978
538 Notable deaths
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.
Carlos Riolfo
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1978).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Georges Perros
French writer (1923-1978).
Born August 23rd, 1923 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1978 at 54 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Nadezhda Fedutenko
Soviet squadron commander and heroine of the soviet union (1915–1978).
Born September 30th, 1915 in Rakitnoye, Belgorod Oblast.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Fritz Feierabend
Bobsledder (1908-1978).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Engelberg.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 70 years old in Stans.
Jerzy Hryniewski
Polish politician (1895-1978).
Born December 29th, 1895 in Vilshanka.
Died March 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in London.
Arne Rustadstuen
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born December 14th, 1905 in Lillehammer.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 72 years old in Lillehammer.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 538
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes