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 In the year 1978 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 In the year 1978 bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83  

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

May 28 Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905) died in the year 1978.  

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

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

Jun 05 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 14 On this day in history theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74  

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

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

Jun 18 On this day in history death of walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)  

Jun 20 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 in the year 1978.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed  

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 in the year 1978.  

Jul 01 Kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890) died in the year 1978.  

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

Jul 03 James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 in the year 1978.  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered  

Jul 10 In the year 1978 michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85  

Jul 13 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27 Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1978.  

Jul 28 Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

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Mar 21 Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  

Apr 19 Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19 Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.