Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

May 11 In the year 1978 john Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93  

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 On this day in history death of sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)  

May 17 In the year 1978 john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies  

May 19 On this day in history george Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies  

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

May 22 On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83  

May 26 Cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

May 28 Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

May 29 On this day in history 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 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1978 death of ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)  

Jun 12 In the year 1978 death of guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892)  

Jun 14 Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

Jun 15 On this day in history anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83  

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

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

Jun 20 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed died in the year 1978.  

Jun 28 Clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59 died in the year 1978.  

Jul 01 Kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890) died in the year 1978.  

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

Jul 03 On this day in history james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59  

Jul 09 In the year 1978 death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered  

Jul 10 On this day in history michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85  

Jul 13 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 In the year 1978 thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51  

Jul 27 In the year 1978 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 28 Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

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Mar 21 In the year 1978 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 In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

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