Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 On this day in history death of aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists  

Mar 17 George Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 18 On this day in history faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84  

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

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 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 29 Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies in the year 1978.  

Mar 30 On this day in history george Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies  

Mar 31 Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68 in the year 1978.  

Apr 03 In the year 1978 death of ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)  

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

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 In the year 1978 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83  

Apr 09 On this day in history death of clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883)  

Apr 13 On this day in history 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 in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 27 Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 06 On this day in history ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76  

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Mar 21 Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born in the year 1978.  

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 in the year 1978.  

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 in the year 1978.  

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