Historical Events In 1978

Jul 09   In the year 1978 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka   

Jul 09   Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA on this day in history.   

Jul 10   E F Helinand E Shoemaker discovers asteroid #3484 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1978 military coup in Mauritania   

Jul 12   In the year 1978 sun Bank Building opens   

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   On this day in history bBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"   

Jul 13   Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II in the year 1978.   

Jul 13   Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Anatoly Shcharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation in the year 1978.   

Jul 17   On this day in history thayer David, actor (Rocky, Roots, Savages), dies at 51   

Jul 18   In the year 1978 egyptian & Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks   

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   On this day in history uS Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike   

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

Jul 23   Israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas in the year 1978.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY   

Jul 28   Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for first time on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 29   Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings in the year 1978.   

Jul 29   On this day in history wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 31   In the year 1978 carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80   

Jul 31   On this day in history gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris   

Aug 02   In the year 1978 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   On this day in history queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79   

Aug 06   In the year 1978 edward Durrell Stone, US architect, 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   In the year 1978 birth of cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player   

Mar 28   In the year 1978 birth of dino Ciani, Italian pianist (d. 1941)   

Apr 02   John Gall, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 in the year 1978.   

Jan 06   John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 in the year 1978.   

Jan 09   Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1978 john D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71   

Jan 11   On this day in history michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57   

Jan 12   Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious died on this day in history.   

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