Page 9: Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 10   E F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1978 michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85   

Jul 10   Military coup in Mauritania on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1978 sun Bank Building opens   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1978 antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 13   BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" in the year 1978.   

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   On this day in history anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation   

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

Jul 18   In the year 1978 egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks   

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 in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 23   On this day in history israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

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

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 in the year 1978.   

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   600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings   

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

Jul 31   In the year 1978 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   On this day in history 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   Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 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   On this day in history birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player   

Mar 28   On this day in history birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

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

Apr 19   Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1978 willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

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   On this day in history eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

Jan 10   John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1978 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.