Page 4: Historical Events In 1978

Mar 05   "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances.   

Mar 05   Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California   

Mar 06   Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot and crippled by a sniper in Georgia.   

Mar 07   Belgian baron Charles Bracht kidnapped   

Mar 07   Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders   

Mar 07   Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb   

Mar 09   World Ice Dance Championship in Ottawa Canada won by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov (USSR).   

Mar 10   Soyuz 28 returns to Earth   

Mar 11   Bobby Hull of the Winnipeg Jets joined Gordie Howe by getting career goal number 1000 in a game against the Quebec Nordiques   

Mar 11   Terrorists attack mail truck at Tel Aviv, 45 killed   

Mar 12   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 14.99)   

Mar 12   In this year, Nancy Lopez claims LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic.   

Mar 12   John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41   

Mar 13   David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91   

Mar 13   GO introduces its inaugural bi-level coaches   

Mar 13   Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house.   

Mar 13   The Canadian Radio and Television Commission rejects introduction of pay TV in Canada.. I guess we were not ready for it.   

Mar 14   Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead)   

Mar 14   Statistics Canada reports unemployment passed the 1000000 mark in February for the inaugural time not bad for a population of what 20 million.   

Mar 15   Operation Litani Israeli offensive in South Lebanon to rid area of Palestine guerrillas   

Mar 15   People's Rebublic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

Mar 16   Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists   

Mar 16   Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast   

Mar 16   Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed   

Mar 16   Soyuz 26 returns to Earth   

Mar 17   George Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies   

Mar 17   RCMP charge Toronto Sun editor Peter Worthington and publisher Donald Creighton with violating Official Secrets Act; published information from secret report on Soviet espionage activities in Canada   

Mar 17   Reds don green uniforms for St Patricks Day.   

Mar 18   250000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario CA   

Mar 18   Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84.   

Mar 18   Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death   

Mar 19   50000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb.   

Mar 19   In this year, Sally Little claims LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic   

Mar 22   Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73.   

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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),