Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   In the year 1978 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka  

Jul 09   In the year 1978 nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA  

Jul 10   E F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484 in the year 1978.  

Jul 10   Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Jul 10   In the year 1978 military coup in Mauritania  

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" in the year 1978.  

Jul 13   Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II in the year 1978.  

Jul 13   On this day in history walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida  

Jul 14   Anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1978 thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51  

Jul 18   On this day in history egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks  

Jul 21   In the year 1978 the final flight of the service acceptance trials for the AH-1T Cobra helicopter gunship was made at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent Rive  

Jul 21   US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas in the year 1978.  

Jul 24   In the year 1978 "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premeirs in NYC  

Jul 27   Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY  

Jul 28   In the year 1978 jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m on this day in history.  

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

Jul 29   In the year 1978 wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 31   In the year 1978 carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80  

Jul 31   On this day in history gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris  

Aug 02   Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 05   On this day in history queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79  

Aug 06   Edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76 in the year 1978.  

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Mar 21   In the year 1978 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 in the year 1978.  

Apr 02   John Gall, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1978 birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

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

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 10   John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 in the year 1978.  

Jan 11   In the year 1978 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   In the year 1978 hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn