In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress.
Born November 23rd, 1897 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 80 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Karl Swenson
American actor.
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died October 8th, 1978 at 70 years old in Torrington (myocardial infarction).
Duncan Grant
British artist (1885-1978).
Born January 21st, 1885 in Aviemore. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1978 at 93 years old in Aldermaston. [ref]
Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter.
Born December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 62 years old in Lancaster (cancer). [ref]
William Grant Still
American composer.
Born May 11th, 1895 in Mississippi, Woodville. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (fall).
Herta Oberheuser
Nazi physician (1911-1978).
Born May 15th, 1911 in Cologne.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 66 years old in Linz am Rhein.
Jean Acker
American actress (1893-1978).
Born October 23rd, 1893 in Trenton.
Died August 16th, 1978 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Philip Ahn
Korean-american actor (1905-1978).
Born March 29th, 1905 in Los Angeles.
Died February 28th, 1978 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Maggie McNamara
American actress (1928-1978).
Born June 18th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 479
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr