Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
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Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
5
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
7
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
8
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
9
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
10
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
11
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
12
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
13
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
14
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
15
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
18
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
19
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
20
John Cazale (1935-1978)
21
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
22
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
23
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
25
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
26
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
27
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
28
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
29
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
30
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
31
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
32
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
33
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
34
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
35
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
36
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
Pop Singer
37
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
38
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
39
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
40
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
41
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
42
Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)
43
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
44
Will Geer (1902-1978)
45
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
46
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
47
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
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