Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Jul 29 On this day in history wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 31 Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 in the year 1978.  

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 On this day in history queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79  

Aug 06 Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1978 ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51  

Aug 21 In the year 1978 charles Eames, US chair manufacturer, dies at 71  

Aug 22 Ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 On this day in history louis Prima, singer, dies at 66  

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 Bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Aug 31 John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913) died in the year 1978.  

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

Sep 06 On this day in history jan Berger, Dutch politician, dies at 59  

Sep 07 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 in the year 1978.  

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) on this day in history.  

Sep 10 On this day in history death of ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)  

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 in the year 1978.  

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

Sep 19 Rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation died on this day in history.  

Sep 22 On this day in history lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85  

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

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

Sep 25 Claire Adams, actress (Legally Dead, End of the Road), dies at 80 in the year 1978.  

Sep 26 On this day in history death of manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)  

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

Mar 21 Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)  

Apr 02 John Gall, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

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