1978 deaths

Russian-Soviet pianist and teacher (1908-1978)

Irish actor (1905–1978)

British actress (1910-1978)

Argentine writer (1919-1978)

Soviet screenwriter, theatrologist and film critic (1924–1978)

equestrian (1891–1978)

American photographer and publicist (1894-1978)

Olympic sport shooter (1915-1978)

United States Air Force general

American Baptist minister and relief worker (1914-1978)

Swedish poet and writer (1890-1978)

American actress (1911-1978)

Croatian footballer (1913-1978)

Israeli politician, diplomat and minister (1902–1978)

French water polo player (1906–1978)

Olympic sailor

German diplomat (1892–1978)

46th Governor of Louisiana (1897-1978)

Czech politician, music educator, composer, professor, choirmaster and university educator (1909-1978)

English footballer (1892-1978)

Czech actress (1924–1978)

American musician (1895–1978)

Russian, German, and Soviet actor (1893–1976)

Saint Kitts and Nevis political leader and labour activist (1916-1978)

Burmese journalist (1914-1978)

Austrian musician (1896-1978)

French coachbuilder (1886–1978)

film director, screenwriter, officer, and pilot (1893–1978)

screenwriter (1896-1978)

Polish actor, director (1920–1978)

German botanist and gardener (1898-1978)

fencer (1888–1978)

American poet and novelist (1884–1978)

Welsh novelist (1901-1978)

American diplomat (1894-1978)

politician (1916-1978)

Luxembourgian politician (1901-1978)

Moroccan politician

Greek novelist, poet, and translator (1922–1978)

British biologist (1903-1978)

Cuban singer (1912-1978)

Islamist from Egypt (1942-1978)

field hockey player (1899–1978)

French politician (1907–1978)

Swedish entomologist (1892–1978)

Italian poet, translator and writer (1923–1978)

Mexican botanist (1894-1978)

British composer and crime novelist (1921-1978)

French steam locomotive engineer (1892–1978)

Swedish actress (1892-1978)

Cricket player of England. (1887-1978)

Italian film director (1925–1978)

American nuclear strategist (1910-1978)

Cuban general (1911–1978)

Italian actress (1894–1978)

Romanian-Israeli musician

Founder of the Monaco Grand Prix

British botanist, ecologist, university lecturer and director of Kew gardens (1886-1978)

German actress (1903–1978)

American singer (1937–1978)