Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

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

Jul 31 On this day in history carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80  

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

Aug 03 In the year 1978 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 In the year 1978 edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76  

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 in the year 1978.  

Aug 14 Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) died in the year 1978.  

Aug 15 Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71  

Aug 22 On this day in history ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78  

Aug 24 Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 in the year 1978.  

Aug 26 In the year 1978 charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78  

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 On this day in history death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)  

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

Sep 06 Jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08 Pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 11 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 15 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation  

Sep 22 In the year 1978 lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85  

Sep 23 Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 in the year 1978.  

Sep 24 Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Claire Adams, actress (Legally Dead, End of the Road), dies at 80 in the year 1978.  

Sep 26 Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886) died 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 In the year 1978 birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer