Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Jul 29 Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1978.  

Jul 31 On this day in history carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80  

Aug 02 Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 in the year 1978.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered  

Aug 05 Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 On this day in history edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76  

Aug 07 In the year 1978 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 09 On this day in history james G Cozzens, US writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74  

Aug 14 Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907) died on this day in history.  

Aug 15 On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 16 Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90 in the year 1978.  

Aug 20 On this day in history ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51  

Aug 21 Charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Aug 24 Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 in the year 1978.  

Aug 26 On this day in history charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78  

Aug 27 In the year 1978 robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51  

Aug 28 On this day in history bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78  

Aug 31 On this day in history death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)  

Sep 01 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, dies at 33 in the year 1978.  

Sep 06 Jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Sep 07 In the year 1978 keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31  

Sep 08 Pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86) in the year 1978.  

Sep 10 Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944) died in the year 1978.  

Sep 11 On this day in history death of mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)  

Sep 12 Frank Ferguson, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Sep 15 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 in the year 1978.  

Sep 19 Rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation died in the year 1978.  

Sep 22 Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Sep 23 In the year 1978 jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79  

Sep 24 Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1978 claire Adams, actress (Legally Dead, End of the Road), dies at 80  

Sep 26 In the year 1978 death of manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)  

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Mar 21 On this day in history 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 In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

Mar 28 On this day in history 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 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer