Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

May 11 John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

May 13 On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies  

May 14 Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) died in the year 1978.  

May 15 Sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) died in the year 1978.  

May 17 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies in the year 1978.  

May 19 George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.  

May 21 In the year 1978 joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77  

May 22 In the year 1978 bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83  

May 26 On this day in history death of cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)  

May 28 On this day in history death of arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)  

May 29 In the year 1978 bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49  

May 31 On this day in history death of józsef Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (b. 1925)  

Jun 05 On this day in history john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71  

Jun 07 Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892) died on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1978 theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74  

Jun 15 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Jun 17 On this day in history cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68  

Jun 18 Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Jun 20 On this day in history karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66  

Jun 24 In the year 1978 death of robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed  

Jun 28 Clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905) died in the year 1978.  

Jun 29 In the year 1978 death of bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59  

Jul 01 In the year 1978 death of kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890)  

Jul 02 Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) died in the year 1978.  

Jul 03 In the year 1978 james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59  

Jul 09 Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered died in the year 1978.  

Jul 10 Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Jul 17 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 in the year 1978.  

Jul 27 On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 28 Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 John Gall, American baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer