Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

May 11 John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

May 13 Albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

May 14 On this day in history death of robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)  

May 15 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

May 21 Joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77 in the year 1978.  

May 22 On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83  

May 26 On this day in history death of cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)  

May 28 In the year 1978 death of arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)  

May 29 On this day in history bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49  

May 31 József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (b. 1925) died on this day in history.  

Jun 05 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 in the year 1978.  

Jun 07 In the year 1978 death of ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)  

Jun 12 On this day in history death of guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892)  

Jun 14 Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Jun 17 In the year 1978 cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68  

Jun 18 In the year 1978 death of walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)  

Jun 20 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 24 On this day in history death of robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)  

Jun 25 Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890)  

Jul 02 Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) died in the year 1978.  

Jul 03 James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1978 antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78  

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 Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

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

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 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer