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 On this day in history death of steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)  

Mar 11 Claude François, French singer (b. 1939) died on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1978 faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84  

Mar 19 On this day in history 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 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 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 Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83  

Apr 08 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

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 Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

Apr 21 Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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

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

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Mar 21 On this day in history birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

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

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history birth of john Gall, American baseball player  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

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