Historical Events In 1978

Apr 11   E F Helin and G Grueff discovers asteroid #3101 Goldberger in the year 1978.   

Apr 13   Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   On this day in history h Debehogne discovers asteroid #2364 Seillier   

Apr 15   43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy in the year 1978.   

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

Apr 17   Bill Rodgers wins his 2nd Boston Marathon in the year 1978.   

Apr 18   US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam in the year 1978.   

Apr 19   Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel   

Apr 21   Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 22   On this day in history will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75   

Apr 25   Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more in the year 1978.   

Apr 26   NASA launches space vehicle S-201 on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered   

May 01   Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 in the year 1978.   

May 01   On this day in history naomi Uemura became first to reach North Pole overland alone   

May 03   On this day in history "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US   

May 03   On this day in history anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II   

May 03   On this day in history last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston   

May 03   West Indies all set to lose cricket test vs Australia at Kingston till riots end game on this day in history.   

May 03   On this day in history wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71   

May 04   On this day in history russian President Brezhnev visits West-Germany   

May 05   Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies in the year 1978.   

May 05   Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds smacked his 3,000th major-league hit in the year 1978.   

May 06   In the year 1978 ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76   

May 06   On this day in history south Africa military goes into Angola   

May 09   Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found in the year 1978.   

May 10   Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I on this day in history.   

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

May 11   Margaret A Brewer is first female general in the US Marine Corps on this day in history.   

May 12   Commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female in the year 1978.   

May 12   In the year 1978 the U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names   

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

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

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   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 in the year 1978.   

Jan 08   In the year 1978 walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies in the year 1978.   

Jan 10   On this day in history john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 in the year 1978.   

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died in the year 1978.   

Jan 13   Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn in the year 1978.