Page 11: Historical Events In 1978

Sep 22   Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85.   

Sep 23   100000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit   

Sep 23   Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79   

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

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

Sep 25   PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die   

Sep 26   Railroad clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service   

Sep 28   Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord   

Sep 28   John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], Pope (1978), dies after 33 days as pope   

Sep 29   John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65.   

Sep 30   Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), dies at 75   

Oct 01   Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain.   

Oct 03   Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London   

Oct 04   Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I   

Oct 05   In this year, Isaac Bashevis Singer claims the Nobel Prize for literature   

Oct 08   Jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49   

Oct 09   Jacques Brel, Belgian chansonnier, buried on Atuama, dies at 49   

Oct 10   British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published   

Oct 10   Gesina Van de Molen, Dutch lawyer, dies at 86.   

Oct 10   Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B Anthony dollar.   

Oct 11   Aristides Royo elected president of Panama.   

Oct 11   Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC   

Oct 12   Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington.   

Oct 13   James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu.   

Oct 13   Tiros N, US's inaugural 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched.   

Oct 14   inaugural TV movie from a TV series-"Rescue from Gilligan's Island"   

Oct 16   Dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor and JJ), dies at 63.   

Oct 16   Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II   

Oct 18   Frank Woolley, cricketer (58969 1st-class runs), dies   

Oct 19   Gig Young, American actor, results in the deaths of his bride of 3 weeks and commits suicide at 64   

Oct 21   Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83.   

Oct 22   Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession.   

Oct 23   Maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69.   

Oct 25   Israeli Cabinet approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace   

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Mar 21   Charmaine dragun: Australian news anchor    

Mar 21   Kevin federline: American dancer/hip hop artist   

Mar 21   Cristian guzmán: Dominican baseball player   

Mar 28   Dino ciani: Italian pianist    

Apr 02   John gall: American baseball player   

Apr 19   Adrienne parker: Miss tennessee teen usa (1996)   

Apr 19   Whitney metzler: 400m medley swimmer (olympics-8th-96)   

Apr 19   Gabriel heinze: Argentinian footballer   

Jan 04   Willem bruynzeel: Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer,    

Jan 06   John d macarthur: Us insurance billionaire,   

Jan 08   Walter keirnan: Tv panelist (i've got a secret),    

Jan 09   Eddie gilbert: Cricket (aboriginal qld quick got don for a duck),   

Jan 10   John d rockefeller iii: Us billionaire/philanthropist,    

Jan 11   Michael bates: Actor (clockwork orange, salt & pepper),    

Jan 12   Nancy spungen: Stabbed to death by boyfriend sid vicious   

Jan 13   Hubert humphrey: (sen-d-minn, vp),