Page 9: Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka   

Jul 09   Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA in the year 1978.   

Jul 10   On this day in history e F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484   

Jul 10   In the year 1978 michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85   

Jul 10   In the year 1978 military coup in Mauritania   

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   In the year 1978 alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years   

Jul 13   Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   In the year 1978 bBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"   

Jul 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation   

Jul 17   Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 in the year 1978.   

Jul 18   Egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks in the year 1978.   

Jul 21   The final flight of the service acceptance trials for the AH-1T Cobra helicopter gunship was made at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent Rive on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1978 uS Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike   

Jul 21   In the year 1978 world's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m   

Jul 23   On this day in history israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

Jul 24   On this day in history "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premeirs in NYC   

Jul 27   In the year 1978 aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY   

Jul 28   Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.   

Jul 28   Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time   

Jul 29   600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY in the year 1978.   

Jul 29   On this day in history penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m   

Jul 29   Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings in the year 1978.   

Jul 29   On this day in history wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 31   Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris in the year 1978.   

Aug 02   On this day in history carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79   

Aug 03   Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered in the year 1978.   

Aug 05   In the year 1978 queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79   

Aug 06   Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 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   On this day in history birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist   

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   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   Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born in the year 1978.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1978 willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

Jan 06   On this day in history john D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80   

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

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 in the year 1978.   

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

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