Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

May 11 John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 in the year 1978.  

May 13 Albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies in the year 1978.  

May 14 Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) died in the year 1978.  

May 15 In the year 1978 death of sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)  

May 17 On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies  

May 19 George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies in the year 1978.  

May 21 In the year 1978 joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77  

May 22 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

May 26 In the year 1978 death of cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)  

May 28 Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

May 29 Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49 in the year 1978.  

May 31 In the year 1978 death of józsef Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (b. 1925)  

Jun 05 In the year 1978 john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71  

Jun 07 Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 Guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892) died in the year 1978.  

Jun 14 In the year 1978 theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74  

Jun 15 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jun 17 On this day in history cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68  

Jun 18 Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Jun 20 In the year 1978 karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66  

Jun 24 Robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Jun 25 In the year 1978 death of hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered  

Jun 26 Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1978 death of clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)  

Jun 29 Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59 died on this day in history.  

Jul 01 In the year 1978 death of kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890)  

Jul 02 Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) died on this day in history.  

Jul 03 On this day in history james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59  

Jul 09 In the year 1978 death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered  

Jul 10 Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Jul 13 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Jul 17 In the year 1978 thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51  

Jul 27 Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70  

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Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

Mar 21 Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born in the year 1978.  

Mar 21 On this day in history 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 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer