Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

Mar 04 Wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909) died in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 11 Claude François, French singer (b. 1939) died on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1978 john Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41  

Mar 13 David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84  

Mar 19 In the year 1978 death of gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893)  

Mar 22 Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73 died in the year 1978.  

Mar 24 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 in the year 1978.  

Mar 25 Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 in the year 1978.  

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

Mar 29 Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 In the year 1978 astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68  

Apr 03 Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903) died in the year 1978.  

Apr 04 Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

Apr 07 On this day in history ernest Kanitz, composer, dies at 83  

Apr 08 Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Apr 09 In the year 1978 death of clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883)  

Apr 13 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 in the year 1978.  

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

Apr 19 Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1978.  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960)  

Apr 27 Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered died in the year 1978.  

May 01 Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76  

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Mar 21 In the year 1978 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 On this day in history birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

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

Apr 02 John Gall, American baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

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

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.