Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Jul 29 Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jul 31 Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 in the year 1978.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered  

Aug 05 Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 07 In the year 1978 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 09 James G Cozzens, US writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) died on this day in history.  

Aug 15 On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 16 In the year 1978 alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90  

Aug 20 Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71 in the year 1978.  

Aug 22 Ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Aug 24 In the year 1978 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66  

Aug 26 Charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Aug 27 Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 in the year 1978.  

Aug 28 On this day in history bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78  

Aug 31 John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913) died in the year 1978.  

Sep 01 In the year 1978 olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, dies at 33  

Sep 06 On this day in history jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59  

Sep 07 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 09 Jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86) in the year 1978.  

Sep 10 On this day in history death of ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)  

Sep 11 In the year 1978 death of mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)  

Sep 12 On this day in history frank Ferguson, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal), dies at 69  

Sep 15 In the year 1978 willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80  

Sep 19 Rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation died in the year 1978.  

Sep 22 Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Sep 23 On this day in history jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79  

Sep 24 In the year 1978 ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80  

Sep 25 Claire Adams, actress (Legally Dead, End of the Road), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

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Mar 21 Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born in the year 1978.  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

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

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

Apr 02 In the year 1978 birth of john Gall, American baseball player  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 19 Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.