Famous Deaths In 1978

Mar 04 In the year 1978 death of wesley Bolin, former Governor of the U.S. State of Arizona (b. 1909)  

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

Mar 11 In the year 1978 death of claude François, French singer (b. 1939)  

Mar 12 John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history george Dickinson, cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies  

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 In the year 1978 death of karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73  

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

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

Mar 27 On this day in history wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73  

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

Mar 29 On this day in history jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies  

Mar 30 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70  

Apr 06 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 08 In the year 1978 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83  

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

Apr 13 In the year 1978 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 Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1978 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 In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history birth of john Gall, American baseball player  

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 in the year 1978.