Page 13: Historical Events In 1978

Nov 15   Margaret Mead, anthropologist (Thoughts and Female), dies in NY at 76   

Nov 16   Claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75.   

Nov 17   Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75.   

Nov 18   Jim Jones, US pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide.   

Nov 18   Mass suicide in Peoples temple in Jonestown Guyana   

Nov 20   A satellite system for transmitting newspaper content was dedicated on this day in 1978. The system transmitted The Wall Street Journal from where it was typeset in Massachusetts to Orlando, Florida, at a rate of 3.5 minutes per page.   

Nov 25   American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, results in the deaths of 275.   

Nov 25   Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight   

Nov 26   10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY   

Nov 27   George Moscone, (SF Mayor), shot by Dan White.   

Nov 28   Andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69.   

Nov 29   Alan Richardson, composer, dies at 74   

Nov 29   UN observes "international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people," boycotted by US andabout 20 other countries.   

Dec 01   President Carter more than doubles national park system size.   

Dec 02   Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran   

Dec 02   Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1.   

Dec 03   William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83.   

Dec 04   Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco inaugural female mayor   

Dec 04   Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus.   

Dec 04   Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76   

Dec 05   Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus.   

Dec 08   Golda Meir served as Israel's PM (1969-74, dies in Jerusalem at 80.   

Dec 08   Golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem at 80.   

Dec 09   Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus.   

Dec 10   Edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54.   

Dec 10   In Oslo, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize   

Dec 11   6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry   

Dec 12   Clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53   

Dec 13   Susan B Anthony dollar, inaugural US coin to honor a woman, issued.   

Dec 15   Chill Wills, actor (Frontier Circus, Rounders), dies at 75   

Dec 16   Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76.   

Dec 16   Cleveland, Ohio, become the inaugural city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans.   

Dec 16   Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR.   

Dec 17   Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda   

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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),