Famous Deaths In 1978

Mar 04 Wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909) died on this day in history.

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

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 In the year 1978 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 in the year 1978.

Mar 22 Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73 died in the year 1978.

Mar 24 On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62

Mar 25 In the year 1978 jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85

Mar 27 In the year 1978 wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73

Mar 28 In the year 1978 death of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)

Mar 29 On this day in history jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies

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 On this day in history gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70

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

Apr 07 Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1978.

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 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 in the year 1978.

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

Apr 19 In the year 1978 emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70

Apr 21 In the year 1978 sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37

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

Apr 25 Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960) died in the year 1978.

Apr 27 In the year 1978 death of mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered

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

May 03 On this day in history wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71

May 05 Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies in the year 1978.

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

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Mar 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)

Apr 02 On this day in history 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 Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born on this day in history.

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