Page 5: Historical Events In 1978

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   France performs nuclear test   

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

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 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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   

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Mar 21   Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist   

Mar 21   Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of john Gall, American baseball player   

Apr 19   Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)   

Apr 19   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.   

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1978 john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 in the year 1978.   

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died in the year 1978.   

Jan 13   In the year 1978 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn