Historical Events In 1978

Nov 13   NASA launches HEAO in the year 1978.  

Nov 15   183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Margaret Mead, anthropologist (Thoughts & Female), dies in NY at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 16   On this day in history claude Dauphin, French actor (Les Miserables, Mado), dies at 75  

Nov 17   Claude Dauphin, actor (Paris Precinct), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1978 jim Jones, US pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide  

Nov 18   On this day in history mass suicide in Peoples temple in Jonestown Guyana  

Nov 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history american Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275  

Nov 25   In the year 1978 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 in the year 1978.  

Nov 27   George Moscone, (SF Mayor), shot by Dan White in the year 1978.  

Nov 28   Andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Alan Richardson, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

Nov 29   In the year 1978 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1978 chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran  

Dec 02   On this day in history streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1  

Dec 03   In the year 1978 william Grant Still, composer, dies at 83  

Dec 04   In the year 1978 dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco first female mayor  

Dec 04   On this day in history pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus  

Dec 04   In the year 1978 samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76  

Dec 05   Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus in the year 1978.  

Dec 08   Golda Meir served as Israel's PM (1969-74, dies in Jerusalem at 80 in the year 1978.  

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

Dec 09   Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus in the year 1978.  

Dec 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 11   In the year 1978 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   On this day in history clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53  

Dec 13   In the year 1978 susan B Anthony dollar, first US coin to honor a woman, issued  

Dec 15   On this day in history chill Wills, actor (Frontier Circus, Rounders), dies at 75  

Dec 16   Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 in the year 1978.  

Dec 16   Cleveland, Ohio, become the first city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans on this day in history.  

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Mar 21   On this day in history birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

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

Mar 21   In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

Mar 28   On this day in history 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   Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born in the year 1978.  

Apr 19   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1978 john D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80  

Jan 08   Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 in the year 1978.  

Jan 09   In the year 1978 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies  

Jan 10   John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1978 michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57  

Jan 12   In the year 1978 death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious  

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