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 on this day in history.  

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

May 15 Sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) died in the year 1978.  

May 17 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies in the year 1978.  

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

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

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 in the year 1978.  

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

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

Jun 20 On this day in history karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66  

Jun 24 In the year 1978 death of robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)  

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 in the year 1978.  

Jul 01 Kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Jul 09 Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85  

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

Jul 17 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 in the year 1978.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 21 In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 John Gall, American baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.  

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