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Paul Scott
1920–1978
writer, literary agent, novelist
Official cause
colorectal cancer
Zara Cully
1892–1978
actor, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
lung cancer
Letitia Fairfield
1885–1978
physician, lawyer
Official cause
stroke
Gregory Herbert
1947–1978
clarinetist, jazz musician, saxophonist
Official cause
heroin overdose
Margit Angerer
1895–1978
opera singer, concert singer, actor
Official cause
influenza
László Nagy
1925–1978
poet, translator, writer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Ross Kananga
1945–1978
stunt performer
Official cause
cardiac arrest
Mîndru Katz
1925–1978
pianist, music educator
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Tim McCoy
1891–1978
actor, film actor, circus performer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Oskar Homolka
1898–1978
actor, stage actor, film actor
Official cause
pneumonia
Leo Genn
1905–1978
actor, television actor, film actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction; pneumonia
Wyatt Emory Cooper
1927–1978
screenwriter, actor, stage actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Sally Eilers
1908–1978
actor, film actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Peter Wilhousky
1902–1978
conductor, composer, music teacher
Official cause
carcinoma
Paul Jacobs
1918–1978
journalist
Official cause
lung cancer
Robert H. Perry
1924–1978
engineer
Official cause
traffic collision
Javier Pantaleón
1940–1978
singer
Official cause
traffic collision
Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1913–1977
politician, diplomat
Official cause
cancer
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
1905–1977
composer, singer, songwriter
Official cause
bronchopneumonia
Laura Fermi
1907–1977
writer, political activist, peace activist
Official cause
stomach cancer
Howard Hawks
1896–1977
screenwriter, film producer, film director
Official cause
stroke
Charlie Chaplin
1889–1977
film director, composer, film actor
Official cause
stroke; cerebral hemorrhage
Juan Velasco Alvarado
1910–1977
politician, military officer
Official cause
sepsis
Karl John
1905–1977
stage actor, film actor, television actor
Official cause
cardiovascular disease