Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
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Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
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Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
4
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
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Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
8
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
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Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
11
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
12
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
13
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
14
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
15
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
16
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
17
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
Politician
18
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
19
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
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Will Geer (1902-1978)
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Jomo Kenyatta
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William Grant Still (1895-1978)
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Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
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Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
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Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
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Zara Cully (1892-1978)
TV Actress
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Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
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Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
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Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
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Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
31
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
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Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
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Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
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Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
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Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
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Rose Reid (1906-1978)
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Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
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Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
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Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
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Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
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Jack Warner (1892-1978)
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Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
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Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
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Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
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Mel Street (1935-1978)
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James Daly (1918-1978)
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Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
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