Page 8: Historical Events In 1978

Jun 20   In Greece a 6.6 quake was centered about 30 kilometers northeast of Thessaloniki. At least 50 people were killed, many injured and there was extensive damage in the Thessaloniki area   

Jun 20   Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66   

Jun 22   James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced   

Jun 22   Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Ill.   

Jun 22   Pluto's moon Charon discovered by James Christy.   

Jun 22   Pluto's moon, Charon, discovered by James Christy   

Jun 24   North Yemen President assassinated.   

Jun 25   Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires.   

Jun 25   Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered   

Jun 26   Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France   

Jun 26   inaugural dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched   

Jun 26   Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed   

Jun 27   Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station.   

Jun 27   US Seasat 1, inaugural oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit.   

Jun 29   Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59.   

Jun 29   VP Walter F Mondale begins trip to Mid-East   

Jul 01   Former Pres Nixon makes inaugural public speech since resigning in 1974   

Jul 01   Northern Territory of Australia is recorded as becoming self-governing.   

Jul 03   James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59.   

Jul 03   James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59   

Jul 03   Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words"   

Jul 04   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332.   

Jul 04   Memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order   

Jul 05   Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan.   

Jul 06   Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut   

Jul 07   Martina Navratilova captures Wimbledon defeating Chris Evert.   

Jul 07   Solomon Is gains independence from Britain (National Day).   

Jul 08   Bjorn Borg of Sweden won 3rd consecutive title at Wimbledon   

Jul 08   Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus   

Jul 08   The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum at NAS Patuxent River opened its doors to the public for the inaugural time.   

Jul 09   Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered.   

Jul 09   American Nazi Party, holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago   

Jul 09   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka   

Jul 09   Nearly 100000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA   

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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   Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.   

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   On this day in history birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)   

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

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

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 in the year 1978.   

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

Jan 08   Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 in the year 1978.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1978 death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious   

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