Historical Events In 1978

Jan 01   Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213.   

Jan 01   President Ford signs inaugural major revision of copyright law since 1909   

Jan 02   In this year, Rhino Records releases their inaugural album "Wildmania"   

Jan 03   Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.   

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada announces plans to move head office from Montreal to Hog Town (Toronto)   

Jan 06   The inaugural postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp)   

Jan 06   US hand over St Stephan crown to Hungary.   

Jan 07   Angola revises its constitution   

Jan 08   Israel's Cabinet votes to `strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai.   

Jan 09   Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

Jan 10   John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

Jan 10   Soyuz 27 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station.   

Jan 10   The USSR sends two cosmonauts into orbit to rendezvous with the Salyut Six space laboratory.   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt and Pepper), dies at 57   

Jan 11   Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 the inaugural time 3 spacecraft link.   

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious   

Jan 13   Former U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey dies in Waverly, Minnesota, at age 66   

Jan 13   Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn.   

Jan 14   Blossom Rock, actress (Grandmamma-Addams Family), dies at 81   

Jan 14   Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, San Francisco)   

Jan 14   The Sex Pistols perform their last concert, at San Francisco's Winterland Theater.   

Jan 15   Margaret Bowman and Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy   

Jan 15   Theodore Bundy results in the deaths of Florida State University co-eds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman.   

Jan 16   5th American Music Award Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and Conway Twitty   

Jan 16   Soyuz 27 returns to Earth.   

Jan 18   Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67.   

Jan 18   Geoff Boycott captains England for the inaugural time, vs Pakistan Karachi   

Jan 18   Roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries).   

Jan 18   Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB   

Jan 19   Carl Betz, actor (Donna Reed Show), dies at 56.   

Jan 19   Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame.   

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Mar 21   Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born in the year 1978.   

Mar 21   Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born in the year 1978.   

Mar 21   Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.   

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   On this day in history birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)   

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

Apr 19   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.   

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 in the year 1978.   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 in the year 1978.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious   

Jan 13   In the year 1978 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn