In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
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.
Henri Larnoe
Belgian olympic footballer (1897-1978).
Born May 18th, 1897 in Antwerp.
Died February 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Zoersel.
Lilly Becher
German writer (1901–1978).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died September 20th, 1978 at 77 years old in East Berlin.
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut