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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Willy Hansen
Danish cyclist (1906-1978).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Helsingør.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Brașov.
Giuliana Luigia Evelina Mameli Calvino
Italian botanist (1886-1978).
Born February 12th, 1886 in Sassari. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1978 at 92 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
Bohuslav Havránek
Czech academic, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1893-1978).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Anthony Conroy
American ice hockey player (1895-1978).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1978 at 82 years old in Saint Paul.
Jenny Hasselquist
Swedish ballet dancer, actress, ballet teacher (1894-1978).
Born July 31st, 1894 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1978 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Eugenia Gilbert
American actress (1902-1978).
Born November 18th, 1902 in East Orange.
Died December 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Giacomo Violardo
Catholic cardinal (1898-1978).
Born May 10th, 1898 in Govone.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 79 years old in Rome.
André Lallemand
French astronomer (1904–1978).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Cirey-lès-Pontailler.
Died March 24th, 1978 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Rudolf Svensson
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 27th, 1899.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 79 years old in Bromma parish.
Bolesław Filipiak
Catholic cardinal (1901-1978).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Ośniszczewko.
Died October 14th, 1978 at 77 years old in Poznań.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 529
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