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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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).
G. Sankara Kurup
Indian malayali poet and literary critic (1901-1978).
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Nayathod.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
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).
Kathleen Lockhart
English actress (1894-1978).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Southsea.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Malvina Reynolds
American folk singer.
Born August 23rd, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1978 at 77 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Nazli Sabri
Egyptian queen consort.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Alexandria.
Died May 29th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Lucius D. Clay
United states general (1897-1978).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Marietta. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 80 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 479
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