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In the year 1978
527 Notable deaths
Leo Genn
British actor (1905-1978).
Born August 9th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction, pneumonia). [ref]
Bruce Geller
American television producer and writer (1930-1978).
Born October 13th, 1930 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 47 years old in Santa Barbara.
Kathleen Lockhart
English actress (1894-1978).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Southsea.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Robert Sobukwe
South african teacher, pan-africanist, and anti-apartheid activist (1924-1978).
Born December 5th, 1924 in Graaff-Reinet. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1978 at 53 years old in Kimberley (lung cancer).
Wendy Barrie
English actress (1912-1978).
Born April 18th, 1912 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (stroke).
Mary Blair
American artist (1911-1978).
Born October 21st, 1911 in McAlester.
Died July 26th, 1978 at 66 years old in Soquel (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
F. R. Leavis
British literary critic.
Born July 14th, 1895 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1978 at 82 years old [ref]
Harold Lasswell
American political scientist (1902-1978).
Born February 13th, 1902 in Donnellson. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1978 at 76 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jack Oakie
American actor (1903–1978).
Born November 12th, 1903 in Sedalia.
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 74 years old in Northridge (aortic aneurysm).
Julio Jaramillo
Ecuadorian singer.
Born October 1st, 1935 in Guayaquil.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 42 years old in Guayaquil (cardiac arrest).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 527
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