Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Jul 29 In the year 1978 wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 31 In the year 1978 carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80  

Aug 02 On this day in history carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79  

Aug 03 Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered died in the year 1978.  

Aug 05 In the year 1978 queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79  

Aug 06 Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 in the year 1978.  

Aug 07 Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14 In the year 1978 death of nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907)  

Aug 15 Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20 Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1978 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66  

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

Aug 27 On this day in history robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51  

Aug 28 In the year 1978 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59 in the year 1978.  

Sep 07 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 09 Jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 11 In the year 1978 death of mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)  

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

Sep 15 In the year 1978 willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80  

Sep 19 In the year 1978 death of rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation  

Sep 22 Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Sep 23 On this day in history jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79  

Sep 24 Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 in the year 1978.  

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

Sep 26 Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886) died 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 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 In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  

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 in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer