Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Mar 04 Wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1978 death of steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)  

Mar 11 Claude François, French singer (b. 1939) died on this day in history.  

Mar 12 John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1978.  

Mar 16 Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists died on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1978 george Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies  

Mar 18 Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84 in the year 1978.  

Mar 19 Gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

Mar 22 Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73 died on this day in history.  

Mar 24 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 in the year 1978.  

Mar 25 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Mar 27 Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 in the year 1978.  

Mar 28 In the year 1978 death of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  

Mar 29 In the year 1978 jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies  

Mar 30 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1978 astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68  

Apr 03 In the year 1978 death of ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)  

Apr 04 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Apr 09 Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70  

Apr 21 Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 in the year 1978.  

Apr 22 Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960) died in the year 1978.  

Apr 27 In the year 1978 death of mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered  

May 01 On this day in history aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74  

May 03 Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

May 05 Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

May 06 On this day in history ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76  

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Mar 21 On this day in history birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

Mar 21 Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born in the year 1978.  

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  

Apr 02 John Gall, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  

Apr 19 Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer