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Historical Events In 1978

Friday, 29 March 2024

Jan 19   Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 19   On this day in history judge William H Webster appointed head of FBI  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   On this day in history columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 21   On this day in history bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 22   Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 23   Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   In the year 1978 a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite disintegrates as it falls into the atmosphere, spreading radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   In the year 1978 a Russian satellite accidently crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   On this day in history nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radioactive debris over the barrens east of Great Slave Lake; Canadian Armed Forces launches operation to recover debris; USSR later pays Canada $3 million under a UN treaty covering costs of cleanup.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   In the year 1978 muriel Humphrey (D-MN) appointed to fill late husband's Senate seat  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   In the year 1978 tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   In the year 1978 leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   In the year 1978 mario Soares forms Portuguese government  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 26   Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 27   In the year 1978 marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 28   In the year 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 28   Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 29   In the year 1978 sweden is the first country to introduce a law banning the use of aerosol sprays harmful to the ozone layer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 29   Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 30   Mutual Broadcasting Network begins airing Larry King Show on radio in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 31   In the year 1978 israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 01   In the year 1978 director Roman Polanski skips bail & fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 01   Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a US postage stamp on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 02   In the year 1978 wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 04   Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73 in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 05   On this day in history annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 05   Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 06   In the year 1978 muriel Humphrey fills the U.S. senate seat of her late husband, Minnesota senator and former U.S. Vice President, Hubert Humphrey.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 06   Snowstorm hits New England (54" (137cm)) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 07   In the year 1978 ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 08   Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Feb 08   U.S. senate deliberations are broadcast live on radio for the first time in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In 1978

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Mar 21   In the year 1978 birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 28   In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of john Gall, American baseball player  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1978

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   In the year 1978 john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 11   In the year 1978 michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 13   Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn in the year 1978.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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