Page 5: Historical Events In 1978

Mar 22   Three prisoners emerge from St. Jerome prison with their six hostages after a two-week standoff, ending Canada's longest hostage-taking.   

Mar 24   Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62.   

Mar 24   Wings release "With a Little Luck"   

Mar 25   Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85.   

Mar 27   Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1774 performances   

Mar 27   Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73.   

Mar 29   Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies.   

Mar 30   "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 21 perfs   

Mar 30   George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies   

Mar 31   Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68   

Mar 31   Biochemist Charles Best dies at age 79; co-discoverer of insulin, used to treat diabetes   

Mar 31   USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite.   

Mar 31   Wings release "London Town" album.   

Apr 03   50th Academy Awards - "Annie Hall", Rich Dreyfuss and Diane Keaton win.   

Apr 03   European market and China signs trade agreement   

Apr 03   Larry King moves his radio show from Miami FL to Washington DC   

Apr 04   Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 06   Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

Apr 07   Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83.   

Apr 07   Pres Carter defers production of the neutron bomb.   

Apr 08   Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83.   

Apr 09   Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883)   

Apr 09   W Liller discovers asteroid #2449   

Apr 11   E F Helin and G Grueff discovers asteroid #3101 Goldberger.   

Apr 13   Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73   

Apr 13   Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74.   

Apr 14   H Debehogne discovers asteroid #2364 Seillier   

Apr 15   43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy.   

Apr 16   Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80   

Apr 17   In this year, Bill Rodgers claims his 2nd Boston Marathon   

Apr 18   US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam   

Apr 19   Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70.   

Apr 19   Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel   

Apr 21   Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37   

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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),