| Gerontology Research Group | |||||||||||||||||
| Deaths for 1978 (in Chronological Order[*]) | (as of April 21, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||
| *Sorted by Death Date | |||||||||||||||||
| No. | Birthplace | Place of death | Name (generally known as) | Born | Died | Years | Days | Total Days | R | S | Validated By | Validated By2 | Validated By3 | Validated By4 | Acceptance Date | Application Date | Photo? |
| 1 | United Kingdom (England) | United Kingdom (England) | Sarah Morgan | Jan. 23, 1867 | Feb. 12, 1978 | 111 | 20 | 40562 | W | F | Roger Thatcher | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 2 | France | France | Caroline Campistron | May 27, 1867 | Mar. 2, 1978 | 110 | 279 | 40456 | W | F | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 3 | Italy | Italy | Lida Bertonati-Guerrieri | Apr. 30, 1867 | Apr. 17, 1978 | 110 | 352 | 40529 | W | F | Giovanni Alunni | June 16, 2007 | Apr. 5, 2007 | ||||
| 4 | France | France | Marie-Virginie Duhem | Aug. 2, 1866 | Apr. 25, 1978 | 111 | 266 | 40808 | W | F | Guinness Book | Jean-Marie Robine | N/A | N/A | Y | ||
| 5 | USA (Ohio) | USA (Iowa) | Charlie Nelson | Sept. 21, 1867 | Aug. 20, 1978 | 110 | 333 | 40510 | W | M | Gabriel Ainsworth | Mark Muir | Apr. 20, 2013 | May 9, 2010 | Y | ||