1978 suicides

Swedish writer (1904–1978)

American cult leader (1931–1978)

French actor (1899–1978)

American actor (1913–1978)

muse of Vladimir Mayakovsky

American actress (1928-1978)

Austrian-born essayist and Holocaust survivor (1912-1978)

Estonian anti-communist (1909-1978)

Crimean Tatar who committed self-immolation

American jazz trombonist (1926–1978)

author, playwright, actor (1951-1978)

Ukrainian dissident (1912–1978)

Norwegian businessman (1904–1978)

German actor (1943–1978)

German film actor (1937-1978)

French writer (1940–1978)

Cricket player of England. (1914-1978)

Italian actress (1896–1978)

Italian actor (1930–1978)

American musician (1936–1978)

Brazilian composer and pianist

American trumpeter (1937-1978)