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 in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 10   Military coup in Mauritania in the year 1978.   

Jul 12   On this day in history sun Bank Building opens   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1978 antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 13   BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1978.   

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   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   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   In the year 1978 israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas   

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

Jul 27   In the year 1978 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   In the year 1978 jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70   

Jul 28   In the year 1978 perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422   

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 in the year 1978.   

Jul 29   In the year 1978 penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m   

Jul 29   On this day in history pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings   

Jul 29   Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1978.   

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

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

Aug 02   In the year 1978 carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79   

Aug 03   On this day in history ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

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   In the year 1978 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 in the year 1978.   

Mar 28   In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

Apr 02   In the year 1978 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   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   On this day in history walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75   

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 in the year 1978.   

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

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died in the year 1978.   

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