Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

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

Jul 31 Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1978.  

Aug 14 On this day in history death of nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907)  

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

Aug 16 In the year 1978 alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90  

Aug 20 Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1978.  

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

Aug 22 On this day in history ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78  

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

Aug 26 In the year 1978 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 Bruce Catton, US historian/writer (Civil War), dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Aug 31 In the year 1978 death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)  

Sep 01 On this day in history olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, dies at 33  

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 Pancho Vladigerov, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1978.  

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 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895) died on this day in history.  

Sep 12 In the year 1978 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 Rolf Gunther, East German priest, self imolation died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 23 Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 in the year 1978.  

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

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

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