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In the year 1978
479 Notable deaths
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978).
Died November 18th, 1978 at 47 years old in Jonestown (ballistic trauma).
John Cazale
American actor (1935-1978).
Born August 12th, 1935 in Revere.
Died March 13th, 1978 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Keith Moon
English rock musician, drummer of the who.
Born August 23rd, 1946 in Central Middlesex Hospital. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1978 at 32 years old in Mayfair (drug overdose).
Bob Crane
American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey.
Born July 13th, 1928 in Waterbury. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1978 at 49 years old in Scottsdale (blunt trauma). [ref]
Harvey Milk
American politician who became a martyr in the gay community (1930-1978).
Born May 22nd, 1930 in Woodmere. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1978 at 48 years old in San Francisco (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hubert Humphrey
Vice president of the united states from 1965 to 1969.
Born May 27th, 1911 in Wallace. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1978 at 66 years old in Waverly (bladder cancer). [ref]
John Paul I
Pope of the catholic church in 1978 (1912-1978).
Born October 17th, 1912 in Canale d'Agordo.
Died September 29th, 1978 at 65 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction).
Golda Meir
Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.
Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Shaw
English actor and novelist (1927-1978).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Westhoughton. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1978 at 51 years old in Toormakeady (myocardial infarction).
Paul VI
Pope of the catholic church from 1963 to 1978.
Born September 26th, 1897 in Concesio.
Died August 6th, 1978 at 80 years old in Castel Gandolfo (myocardial infarction).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy