Page 9: Historical Events In 1978

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

Jul 09   On this day in history nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA   

Jul 10   E F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   Military coup in Mauritania on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1978 antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1978.   

Jul 14   Anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation in the year 1978.   

Jul 17   On this day in history 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   The final flight of the service acceptance trials for the AH-1T Cobra helicopter gunship was made at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent Rive in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 21   World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas on this day in history.   

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

Jul 27   On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72   

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

Jul 28   On this day in history jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70   

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

Jul 28   Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on this day in history.   

Jul 29   600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1978 pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings   

Jul 29   Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 in the year 1978.   

Jul 31   In the year 1978 gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris   

Aug 02   Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 in the year 1978.   

Aug 03   Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on this day in history.   

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   Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn