Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
5
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
9
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
10
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
11
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
12
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
13
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
14
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
15
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
16
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
17
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
18
James Daly (1918-1978)
19
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
20
Mel Street (1935-1978)
Country Singer
21
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
23
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
24
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
25
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
26
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
27
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
28
Jack Oakie (1903-1978)
29
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
30
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
31
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
32
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
33
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
34
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
35
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
36
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
37
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
38
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
39
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
40
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
41
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
42
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
43
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
44
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
45
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
46
Felicia Montealegre (1922-1978)
47
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
48
Deaths by Year
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