Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   In the year 1978 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   Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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   Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1978 anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation   

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

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   US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike in the year 1978.   

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   In the year 1978 "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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 31   Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history.   

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   Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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Mar 21   Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born in the year 1978.   

Mar 21   Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born in the year 1978.   

Mar 21   Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.   

Mar 28   Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1978 birth of john Gall, American baseball player   

Apr 19   Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) was born in the year 1978.   

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

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 in the year 1978.   

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 in the year 1978.   

Jan 10   On this day in history john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

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 in the year 1978.   

Jan 13   On this day in history hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn