Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Jul 29 Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.
Jul 31 Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on this day in history.
Aug 02 On this day in history carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79
Aug 03 On this day in history death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered
Aug 05 On this day in history queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
Aug 06 On this day in history edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76
Aug 07 In the year 1978 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60
Aug 09 James G Cozzens, US writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74 in the year 1978.
Aug 14 In the year 1978 death of nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907)
Aug 15 In the year 1978 harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80
Aug 16 Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90 in the year 1978.
Aug 20 Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1978.
Aug 21 Charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71 in the year 1978.
Aug 22 On this day in history ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78
Aug 24 In the year 1978 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66
Aug 26 Charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Aug 27 In the year 1978 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51
Aug 28 On this day in history bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78
Aug 31 On this day in history death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
Sep 01 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, dies at 33 in the year 1978.
Sep 06 On this day in history jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59
Sep 07 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 in the year 1978.
Sep 08 On this day in history pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79
Sep 09 On this day in history jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86)
Sep 10 On this day in history death of ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)
Sep 11 In the year 1978 death of mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)
Sep 12 Frank Ferguson, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal), dies at 69 on this day in history.
Sep 15 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Sep 19 In the year 1978 death of rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation
Sep 22 Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85 on this day in history.
Sep 23 Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 in the year 1978.
Sep 24 In the year 1978 ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80
Sep 25 On this day in history claire Adams, actress (Legally Dead, End of the Road), dies at 80
Sep 26 On this day in history death of manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)
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