Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   In the year 1978 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka   

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   In the year 1978 michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85   

Jul 10   On this day in history military coup in Mauritania   

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1978 bBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"   

Jul 13   Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1978 anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation   

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 on this day in history.   

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   US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike on this day in history.   

Jul 21   World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1978 israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

Jul 24   In the year 1978 "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premeirs in NYC   

Jul 27   Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70   

Jul 28   Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422 in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 29   600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY in the year 1978.   

Jul 29   On this day in history penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m   

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

Jul 31   Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris in the year 1978.   

Aug 02   Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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Mar 21   On this day in history birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)   

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 in the year 1978.   

Mar 28   In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of john Gall, American baseball player   

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

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history john D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80   

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   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious   

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