Historical Events In 1978

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

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   On this day in history michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85  

Jul 10   In the year 1978 military coup in Mauritania  

Jul 12   Sun Bank Building opens in the year 1978.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1978 anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history 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   Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1978.  

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

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

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

Jul 29   In the year 1978 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   In the year 1978 gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 05   Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history edward Durrell Stone, US architect, dies at 76  

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Mar 21   On this day in history birth of charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007)  

Mar 21   Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1978 birth of adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history death of nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious  

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