Famous Deaths In 1978

Mar 04 On this day in history death of wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909)  

Mar 07 In the year 1978 death of steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)  

Mar 11 In the year 1978 death of claude François, French singer (b. 1939)  

Mar 12 In the year 1978 john Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41  

Mar 13 In the year 1978 david McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91  

Mar 16 Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists died in the year 1978.  

Mar 17 On this day in history george Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies  

Mar 18 Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84 in the year 1978.  

Mar 19 Gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

Mar 22 In the year 1978 death of karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73  

Mar 24 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 in the year 1978.  

Mar 25 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 29 Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies in the year 1978.  

Mar 30 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies in the year 1978.  

Mar 31 In the year 1978 astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68  

Apr 03 In the year 1978 death of ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)  

Apr 04 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

Apr 07 On this day in history ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83  

Apr 08 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883) died in the year 1978.  

Apr 13 On this day in history paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74  

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

Apr 19 Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

Apr 21 Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 25 In the year 1978 death of lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960)  

Apr 27 Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered died on this day in history.  

May 01 Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 03 Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 in the year 1978.  

May 05 In the year 1978 alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies  

May 06 Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76 in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 21 In the year 1978 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 John Gall, American baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born in the year 1978.  

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