1978
Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (born 1890)
Antony Noghès was the founder of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (born 1890)
The 1970s
Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
1978
Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (born 1893)
Jesse Joseph Haines, nicknamed "Pop", was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). After a lengthy …
Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (born 1893)
1978
Pope Paul VI (born 1897)
Pope Paul VI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatica…
Pope Paul VI (born 1897)
1978
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
Edward Durell Stone was an American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in N…
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
1978
Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (born 1922)
Albert Edward Calvert was an English trumpeter successful in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958 he achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the two chart-t…
Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (born 1922)
1978
James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (born 1903)
James Gould Cozzens was a Pulitzer prize-winning American writer whose work enjoyed an unusual degree of popular success and critical acclaim for more than three decades. His 1949 …
James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (born 1903)
1978
Berta Ruck, Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (born 1878)
Amy Roberta (Berta) Ruck was a prolific Welsh writer of over 90 romance novels from 1905 to 1972. She also wrote short stories, an autobiography and two books of memoirs. Her marri…
Berta Ruck, Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (born 1878)
1978
John Williams, English motorcycle racer (born 1946)
John Glen Williams was an English motorcycle short-circuit road racer who also entered selected Grands Prix on the near-continent. He mostly raced as a "privateer" having a persona…
John Williams, English motorcycle racer (born 1946)
1978
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (born 1944)
Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. He wrestled in various National Wrestling Al…
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (born 1944)
1978
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (born 1907)
Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British writer and illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. The son of Edmund Clerihe…
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (born 1907)
1978
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies…
Jonkheer Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer was a Dutch nobleman and statesman, primarily noted for being the last colonial Governor-General of the Dutc…
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies…
1978
Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (born 1907)
Charles Eames Jr. and Ray-Bernice Eames were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architect…
Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (born 1907)
1978
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)
Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death i…
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)
1978
Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (born 1910)
Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throu…
Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (born 1910)
1978
Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (born 1899)
Charles Boyer was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found …
Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (born 1899)
1978
José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1916)
José Manuel Moreno Fernández, nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for th…
José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1916)
1978
Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (born 1943)
Gordon Matta-Clark was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art.
Gordon Matta-Clark, American painter and illustrator (born 1943)
1978
Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author and poet (born 1897)
Ieva Simonaitytė or Ewa Simoneit was a Lithuanian writer. She represented the culture of Lithuania Minor and Klaipėda Region, territories of German East Prussia with historically …
Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author and poet (born 1897)
1978
Robert Shaw, English actor (born 1927)
Robert Archibald Shaw was an English actor and writer. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in prod…
Robert Shaw, English actor (born 1927)
1978
King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan (pictured)
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. A member of the Hashemite dynasty, he is regarded as a 40th-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prop…
King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan (pictured)
1978
Helmi Üprus, Estonian art historian (born 1911)
Helmi Üprus was an Estonian architectural and art historian. She trained in romance languages, studied English and ethnography, and earned a master's degree in art history from the…
Helmi Üprus, Estonian art historian (born 1911)
1978
Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (born 1899)
Charles Bruce Catton was an American historian and journalist who wrote books concerning the American Civil War. As a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, fe…
Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (born 1899)
1978
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from Paris to Seoul via Anchorage. On 20 April 1978, the Soviet air defense shot down the aircraft serving the f…
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing
1978
American serial killer David Berkowitz, popularly known as the "Son of Sam", was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison
David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, the .44 Caliber Killer and the Phantom of the Bronx, is an American serial killer, serial arsonist and former United States A…
American serial killer David Berkowitz, popularly known as the "Son of Sam", was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison