Page 6: Historical Events In 1978

Apr 11   In the year 1978 e F Helin and G Grueff discovers asteroid #3101 Goldberger   

Apr 13   Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 in the year 1978.   

Apr 13   Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 in the year 1978.   

Apr 14   In the year 1978 h Debehogne discovers asteroid #2364 Seillier   

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

Apr 16   Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 in the year 1978.   

Apr 17   Bill Rodgers wins his 2nd Boston Marathon in the year 1978.   

Apr 18   US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam in the year 1978.   

Apr 19   Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 in the year 1978.   

Apr 19   Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1978 sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37   

Apr 22   In the year 1978 will Geer actor (Grandpa-The Waltons), dies at 75   

Apr 22   On this day in history will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75   

Apr 25   On this day in history supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more   

Apr 26   NASA launches space vehicle S-201 in the year 1978.   

Apr 27   On this day in history mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered   

May 01   Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

May 01   In the year 1978 naomi Uemura became first to reach North Pole overland alone   

May 03   "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1978 anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II   

May 03   In the year 1978 last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston   

May 03   West Indies all set to lose cricket test vs Australia at Kingston till riots end game on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1978 wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71   

May 04   Russian President Brezhnev visits West-Germany in the year 1978.   

May 05   Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

May 05   Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds smacked his 3,000th major-league hit on this day in history.   

May 06   Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

May 06   On this day in history south Africa military goes into Angola   

May 09   In the year 1978 corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found   

May 10   Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I on this day in history.   

May 11   John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 in the year 1978.   

May 11   In the year 1978 margaret A Brewer is first female general in the US Marine Corps   

May 12   In the year 1978 commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female   

May 12   The U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names 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   Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1978 birth of john Gall, American baseball player   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer   

Jan 04   On this day in history willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 in the year 1978.   

Jan 08   In the year 1978 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   John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 in the year 1978.   

Jan 11   On this day in history michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57   

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn