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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Moss Christie
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1978).
Born September 18th, 1901 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1978 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Léon Lommel
Catholic bishop (1893-1978).
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Nommern.
Died June 11th, 1978 at 85 years old in Luxembourg.
Adil Isgandarov
Azerbaijani actor and film director (1912-1978).
Died September 18th, 1978 at 68 years old in Baku (heart failure).
Natan Rybak
Soviet writer (1913-1978).
Born January 3rd, 1913 in Ivanivka.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 65 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner (1898–1978).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Lappeenranta.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 79 years old in Imatra.
Sverre Nordby
Norwegian footballer (1910-1978).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Mjøndalen.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 68 years old in Norway.
Hermine Schröder
German athletics competitor.
Born February 12th, 1911 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 67 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Gotfred Johansen
Boxer.
Born May 4th, 1895 in Copenhagen.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Denmark.
Petro Panch
Ukrainian writer, former sotnik of the ukrainian people's army (1891-1978).
Died December 1st, 1978 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
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