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Page 7: Historical Events In 1978

Friday, 09 May 2025

May 13   On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 13   On this day in history joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 17   On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 18   In the year 1978 italy legalizes abortion  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 18   On this day in history russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   On this day in history george Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 20   On this day in history 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris France  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 20   US launches Pioneer Venus 1; produces first global radar map of Venus in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 21   118 Unification church couples wed in England in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 21   In the year 1978 joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 21   On this day in history yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 22   On this day in history bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 23   General strike in Peru on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 24   Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 25   On this day in history "Star Wars" released  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 26   In the year 1978 the first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 26   The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 28   Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500 (average speed of 161.363 mph), 3 times in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 29   On this day in history a 1 oz letter costs 15-cents to mail today, as the US post office raises the old rate by two cents  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 29   Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49 in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 05   On this day in history john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 06   In the year 1978 a Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 06   In the year 1978 california voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 06   Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 07   Nadine Hernandez is born in California on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 09   On this day in history gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 09   Larry Holmes wins a decision over Ken Norton for the WBC crown in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 12   David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 12   In Japan a 7.5 quake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The shock was centered about 909 kilometers east of Sendai on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 14   In the year 1978 theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 15   In the year 1978 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 15   In the year 1978 jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jun 15   On this day in history soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous People Born In This Year In History

Mar 21   In the year 1978 birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   In the year 1978 birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Mar 28   Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 02   John Gall, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1978

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 06   On this day in history john D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   In the year 1978 walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   In the year 1978 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   On this day in history john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died in the year 1978.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 13   Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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