Validated supercentenarian deaths in 1978
« Supercentenarians by year of death
| Name | Born | Died | Years | Days | Sex | Birthplace | Last residence | Source of validation | Application | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Druse | 1867-07-21 | 1978-01-22 | F | USA (Missouri) | USA (Iowa) | Nick Eriksson/Anson Davis/Daniel Gonik | 2013-09-23 | 2021-11-27 | ||
| Alma Abernathy | 1865-12-07 | 1978-01-31 | F | USA (Indiana) | USA (Indiana) | Daniel Gonik/Gabriel Ainsworth/Dr. Wacław Jan Kroczek | 2013-05-12 | 2020-05-10 | ||
| Sarah Morgan | 1867-01-23 | 1978-02-12 | F | UK (England) | UK (England) | Roger Thatcher | 2000-01-31 | |||
| Anna Schwab | 1868-02-06 | 1978-02-14 | F | Switzerland | USA (Kansas) | Ilias Leivaditis/Flavio Stuber/Stefan Jamin | 2013-11-18 | 2021-12-11 | ||
| Caroline Campistron | 1867-05-27 | 1978-03-02 | F | France | France | Dr. Jean-Marie Robine | 1998-11-08 | |||
| Cândida Rodrigues de Jesus | 1867-01-26 | 1978-03-12 | F | Brazil | Brazil | Tiago José Soares Silva/Ricardo Pereira Lago | 2012-03-12 | 2012-11-08 | ||
| Marion Craig | 1867-12-01 | 1978-03-14 | M | USA (Kentucky) | USA (Illinois) | United States (SSA)/Kestenbaum study | 2009-02-09 | 2012-02-09 | ||
| Nellie Renne | 1867-10-26 | 1978-04-13 | F | UK (England) | USA (Illinois) | Chris Law/Anson Davis | 2014-06-21 | 2021-12-02 | ||
| Lida Bertonati | 1867-04-30 | 1978-04-17 | F | Italy | Italy | Giovanni Alunni | 2007-04-05 | 2007-05-16 | ||
| Marie-Virginie Duhem | 1866-08-02 | 1978-04-25 | F | France | France | Guinness World Records/Dr. Jean-Marie Robine | 1999-04-09 | |||
| Henry Hannah | 1868-03-13 | 1978-05-07 | M | USA (New Jersey) | USA (Connecticut) | Gabriel Ainsworth/Jason King/Daniel Gonik/Anonymous | 2013-08-04 | 2016-08-31 | ||
| Ara Prahm | 1868-01-04 | 1978-05-10 | F | USA (Illinois) | USA (Illinois) | Jason King/Ilias Leivaditis/Dr. Wacław Jan Kroczek | 2015-06-07 | 2021-12-09 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Buffo | 1867-12-09 | 1978-08-14 | M | Italy | USA (California) | Alessio Ciraci/Ilias Leivaditis | 2014-11-25 | 2021-11-22 | ||
| Charlie Nelson | 1867-09-21 | 1978-08-20 | M | USA (Ohio) | USA (Iowa) | Gabriel Ainsworth/Mark Muir | 2010-05-09 | 2013-04-19 | ||
| Alice Coles | 1865-08-28 | 1978-11-05 | F | USA (Virginia) | USA (New York) | Mark Muir/Nick Eriksson/Dr. Wacław Jan Kroczek | 2014-01-11 | 2019-12-09 |
