Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1978

May 11 John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 in the year 1978.  

May 13 On this day in history albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies  

May 14 Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) died in the year 1978.  

May 15 In the year 1978 death of sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)  

May 17 In the year 1978 john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies  

May 19 George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies in the year 1978.  

May 21 Joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

May 22 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

May 26 In the year 1978 death of cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)  

May 28 In the year 1978 death of arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)  

May 29 Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

May 31 On this day in history death of józsef Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (b. 1925)  

Jun 05 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 in the year 1978.  

Jun 07 Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history death of guo Moruo, Chinese writer (b. 1892)  

Jun 14 Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 in the year 1978.  

Jun 17 Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)  

Jun 20 Karel G Bakker, actor (Coffee House), dies at 66 in the year 1978.  

Jun 24 In the year 1978 death of robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered  

Jun 26 Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1978 death of clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)  

Jun 29 Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered at 59 died on this day in history.  

Jul 01 In the year 1978 death of kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890)  

Jul 02 Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) died in the year 1978.  

Jul 03 On this day in history james Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59  

Jul 09 On this day in history death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered  

Jul 10 On this day in history michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85  

Jul 13 Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1978.  

Jul 17 Thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 In the year 1978 jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70  

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Mar 21 Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d.2007) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist  

Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player was born in the year 1978.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)  

Apr 19 In the year 1978 birth of gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer