1978
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)
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1977
Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1912)
Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1912)
1977
Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems…
Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems…
1977
Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (born 1915)
Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (born 1915)
1977
Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (born 1893)
Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (born 1893)
1977
Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (born 1913)
Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (born 1913)
1976
Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (born 1886)
Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (born 1886)
1976
Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (born 1884)
Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (born 1884)
1976
Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (born 1934)
Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (born 1934)
1976
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (born 1887)
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (born 1887)
1976
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (born 1920)
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (born 1920)
1976
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
1976
Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
1976
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher (born 1894)
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher (born 1894)
1976
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (born 1920)
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (born 1920)
1976
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
1976
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902)
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902)