Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Mar 04 Wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909) died in the year 1978.  

Mar 07 Steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84  

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 On this day in history jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85  

Mar 27 On this day in history wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73  

Mar 28 On this day in history death of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  

Mar 29 Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 In the year 1978 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 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 In the year 1978 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83  

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

Apr 13 In the year 1978 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 On this day in history emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70  

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

Apr 22 Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75 in the year 1978.  

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

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

May 01 In the year 1978 aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74  

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

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

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

Mar 21 In the year 1978 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.  

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.