Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
2
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
3
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
9
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
10
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
11
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
12
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
13
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
14
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
15
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
18
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
19
Will Geer (1902-1978)
TV Actor
20
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
21
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
25
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
26
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
27
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
28
Carl Betz (1921-1978)
29
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
30
James Daly (1918-1978)
31
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
32
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
33
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
34
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
35
Chill Wills (1902-1978)
36
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
37
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
38
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
39
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
40
Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978)
Doctor
41
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
42
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
43
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
44
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
45
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
46
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
47
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
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