Page 9: Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history e F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484   

Jul 10   Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1978.   

Jul 10   In the year 1978 military coup in Mauritania   

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   On this day in history alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years   

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

Jul 13   BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1978 lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II   

Jul 13   In the year 1978 walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida   

Jul 14   Anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation on this day in history.   

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

Jul 18   Egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks in the year 1978.   

Jul 21   The final flight of the service acceptance trials for the AH-1T Cobra helicopter gunship was made at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent Rive on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1978 uS Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike   

Jul 21   World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m in the year 1978.   

Jul 23   Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premeirs in NYC   

Jul 27   Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1978.   

Jul 28   600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY   

Jul 29   Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1978 wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84   

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

Jul 31   Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1978 carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79   

Aug 03   Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79   

Aug 06   On this day in history edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76   

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Mar 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

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

Jan 08   Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1978 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1978 michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57   

Jan 12   In the year 1978 death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious   

Jan 13   On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn