Page 8: Historical Events In 1978

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   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.   

Jul 10   E F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484.   

Jul 10   Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85.   

Jul 10   Military coup in Mauritania.   

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens.   

Jul 13   Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years   

Jul 13   Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 13   BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent".   

Jul 13   Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II.   

Jul 13   Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida.   

Jul 14   Anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation.   

Jul 17   Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51.   

Jul 18   Egyptian and Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks   

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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),