In the year 1978
529 Notable deaths
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp
Dutch equestrian (1892-1978).
Born September 1st, 1892 in North Sumatra.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Søren Alfred Jensen
Gymnast (1891-1978).
Born May 22nd, 1891 in Denmark.
Died May 16th, 1978 at 86 years old in Denver.
Michela Schiff Giorgini
Italian actress and egyptologist (1925–1978).
Born October 30th, 1925 in Padua.
Died July 3rd, 1978 at 52 years old in Benissa (meningitis).
Alexandr Arkhangelsky
Soviet aeroplane designer and scientist in aeronautics.
Born December 29th, 1892 in Kazan.
Died December 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Søren Thorborg
Gymnast (1889-1978).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Barrit.
Died July 31st, 1978 at 89 years old in Gilleleje.
Christophe Didier
Luxembourgish bicycle racer (1915-1978).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Bour.
Died July 24th, 1978 at 63 years old in Strasbourg.
Edgar Kant
Estonian geographer and economist.
Born February 21st, 1902 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lund. [ref]
Edwin Myers
American pole vaulter (1896-1978).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Hinsdale.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 81 years old in Evanston.
Carl-Erik Svensson
Gymnast.
Born February 20th, 1891 in Gothenburg.
Died November 9th, 1978 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
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