Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1978 death of steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)  

Mar 11 Claude François, French singer (b. 1939) died in the year 1978.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Mar 16 Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Mar 19 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 03 Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903) died in the year 1978.  

Apr 04 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Apr 13 On this day in history paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74  

Apr 16 In the year 1978 lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80  

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

Apr 21 On this day in history sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37  

Apr 22 Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 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 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 In the year 1978 birth of john Gall, American baseball player  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  

Apr 19 Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born on this day in history.