Page 9: Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka in the year 1978.   

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

Jul 10   In the year 1978 e F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484   

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1978 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   On this day in history price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 03   In the year 1978 ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

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   In the year 1978 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   On this day in history birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

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   On this day in history birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1978.   

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   On this day in history 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