Famous Deaths In 1978

Mar 04 Wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909) died on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1978 death of steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of claude François, French singer (b. 1939)  

Mar 12 On this day in history john Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41  

Mar 13 In the year 1978 david McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91  

Mar 16 In the year 1978 death of aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists  

Mar 17 George Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies in the year 1978.  

Mar 18 Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893) died in the year 1978.  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73  

Mar 24 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 in the year 1978.  

Mar 27 Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) died in the year 1978.  

Mar 29 In the year 1978 jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies  

Mar 30 In the year 1978 george Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies  

Mar 31 Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68 in the year 1978.  

Apr 03 On this day in history death of ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)  

Apr 04 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1978.  

Apr 06 In the year 1978 nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74  

Apr 07 Ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Apr 08 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 On this day in history paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74  

Apr 16 In the year 1978 lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80  

Apr 19 On this day in history emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70  

Apr 21 On this day in history sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37  

Apr 22 Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960) died on this day in history.  

Apr 27 On this day in history death of mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered  

May 01 On this day in history aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74  

May 03 On this day in history wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71  

May 05 On this day in history alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies  

May 06 In the year 1978 ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), 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 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

Apr 19 Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer was born on this day in history.