Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1978

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1978. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 1 Aram Khatchaturian

  Aram Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet Armenian composer who significantly influenced 20th-century classical music. He is best known for his ballets 'Gayane' and 'Spartacus', which are celebrated worldwide. His compositions often incorporated Armenian folk music elements and gained international recognition.

• May 3 Wim van Doorne

  Dutch automaker (daf) dies at the age of 71.

• May 6 Ko van Dijk Jr

  Dutch actor zaak m p, dies at the age of 61.

• May 7 Mort Weisinger

  Influential editor at DC Comics who played a crucial role in shaping the Superman mythology during the Golden and Silver Age of comics. He was responsible for many iconic Superman storylines and character developments.

• May 8 Duncan Grant

  British painter, decorator, and designer of textiles and pottery. he was one of the last bloomsbury members. he was once a lover of lytton strachey, his cousin, and john maynard keynes.

• May 9 Giuseppe Impastato

  Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)

• May 9 Aldo Moro Prime Minister of Italy

  1963-1968, 1974-1976 (born 1916)

• May 11 John Clinge Doorenbos

  Dutch journalist/poet dies at the age of 93

• May 15 Robert Menzies

  Australian lawyer and politician, 12th prime minister of australia (b. 1894)

• May 17 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd

  Speaker of the house of commons, is killed.

• May 19 Albert Kivikas

  Estonian-swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)

• May 21 Joseph EA "Jo" Spier

  Dutch cartoonist/watercolor painter, dies aged 77.

• May 22 Bjarne Brustad

  Composer dies at 83

• May 26 Cybele

  Ancient Phrygian and Greek goddess symbolizing nature, fertility, and maternal power, widely worshipped in the Mediterranean region during antiquity.

• May 26 Cybele Andrianou

  Greek actress (b. 1887)

• May 28 Arthur Brough

  English actor (born in 1905)

• May 31 Jozsef Bozsik

  Legendary Hungarian footballer who was a key midfielder for the famous 'Golden Team' of Hungary in the 1950s, known for his exceptional technical skills and tactical intelligence.