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In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Jan Heřmánek
Czechoslovak boxer.
Born May 28th, 1907 in Dolní Lhota.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Prague.
Roberto Larraz
Argentine fencer.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Erik Charpentier
Gymnast (1897-1978).
Born August 17th, 1897 in Sölvesborg.
Died February 17th, 1978 at 80 years old in Lund.
Väinö Kajander
Olympic wrestler (1893-1978).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Elimäki.
Died September 16th, 1978 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Birger Sörvik
Gymnast (1879–1978).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Gothenburg.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 98 years old in Gothenburg.
K. D. Singh
Field hockey player (1922–1978).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Barabanki district. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1902-1978).
Born September 28th, 1902 in Yefremov.
Died October 14th, 1978 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Kavaleridze
Ukrainian soviet sculptor, actor and film director (1887-1978).
Born April 13th, 1887 in Novopetrivka.
Died December 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Kyiv.
Hugo Helsten
Danish gymnast (1894–1978).
Born September 15th, 1894 in Frederikshavn.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 83 years old in Esbjerg.
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