Historical Events In 1978

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

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

Jul 10   In the year 1978 e F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history military coup in Mauritania   

Jul 12   On this day in history sun Bank Building opens   

Jul 13   In the year 1978 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   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   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   On this day in history world's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m   

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   In the year 1978 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY   

Jul 28   Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time   

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

Jul 29   Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80   

Jul 31   In the year 1978 gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris   

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 in the year 1978.   

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

Aug 06   In the year 1978 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   In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player   

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

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

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

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)   

Apr 19   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.   

Jan 04   In the year 1978 willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1978 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   In the year 1978 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn