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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Kaidel
German rower (1912-1978).
Born April 20th, 1912 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 2nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Schweinfurt.
František Šterc
Czech footballer (1912-1978).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Šlapanice.
Died October 31st, 1978 at 66 years old in Brno.
Hack Simpson
Ice hockey player.
Born June 26th, 1910 in Winnipeg.
Died March 30th, 1978 at 67 years old in Quebec.
Olle Åkerlund
Sailor (1911-1978).
Born September 28th, 1911 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Albert Sercu
Belgian cyclist (1918–1978).
Born January 26th, 1918.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 60 years old in Roeselare.
Hermann Springer
Swiss footballer (1908-1978).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Zurich.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Charles Brommesson
Swedish footballer (1903-1978).
Born August 12th, 1903 in Helsingborg.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 75 years old in Helsingborg.
Johannes Herbert
German wrestler.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Groß-Zimmern.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
Shozo Tsugitani
Japanese association football player.
Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kōbe (liver cirrhosis).
Deaths 491 to 500 of 529
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