Famous Deaths In 1978

Mar 04 In the year 1978 death of wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909)  

Mar 07 Steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928) died in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 12 John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 In the year 1978 death of aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 In the year 1978 death of gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893)  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 In the year 1978 jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies  

Mar 30 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 31 On this day in history astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68  

Apr 03 Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 06 On this day in history nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1978 paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74  

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

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 In the year 1978 will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75  

Apr 25 Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960) died on this day in history.  

Apr 27 On this day in history death of mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered  

May 01 On this day in history aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74  

May 03 Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

May 06 In the year 1978 ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76  

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Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

Mar 21 Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

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

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