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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Misao Tamai
Japanese association football player (1903-1978).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Kobe.
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Sailor (1897-1978).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Died February 19th, 1978 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Lajos Keresztes
Olympic wrestler (1900-1978).
Born April 30th, 1900 in Udvarhely County.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Imre Rajczy
Hungarian fencer (1911-1978).
Born November 8th, 1911 in Szombathely.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ralph Berzsenyi
Hungarian sport shooter.
Born February 26th, 1909 in Rijeka.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Hermann Hänggi
Gymnast (1894-1978).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Mümliswil-Ramiswil.
Died November 21st, 1978 at 84 years old in Burgdorf.
Jean Gounot
Gymnast.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Nevers. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1978 at 83 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Vivi Laurent-Täckholm
Swedish botanist (1898-1978).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 80 years old in S:t Görans church parish (traffic collision).
Matti Lähde
Cross-country skier.
Born May 14th, 1911 in Joutseno.
Died May 2nd, 1978 at 66 years old in Lappeenranta.
Varvara Myasnikova
Soviet actress of theater and cinema (1900–1978).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 25th, 1978 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 529
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