What Happened In January 1978 In History

Historical Events for January, 1978

• 1st » Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of Mumbai e.g Bombay, India, killing 213.
• 1st » The Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands becomes effective.
• 6th » The Holy Crown of Hungary e.g Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
• 13th » U.S. Food & Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
• 26th » The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare blizzard named severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US until October 2010 North American storm complex called October 2010, strikes the Ohio Great Lakes region with heavy

Famous Birthdays on January in 1978

• 1st » Vidya Balan, Indian model and actress
• 1st » Nina Bott, German actress
• 1st » Philip Mulryne, Irish footballer
• 2nd » Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American dancer
• 2nd » Kjartan Sveinsson, Icelandic keyboard player (Sigur Rós)
• 2nd » Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese voice actress
• 3rd » Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player
• 3rd » Liya Kebede, Ethiopian-American model, actress, and fashion designer
• 3rd » Kimberley Locke, American singer-songwriter
• 3rd » Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress
• 3rd » Mike York, American ice hockey player
• 4th » Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
• 4th » Paul Licuria, Australian footballer
• 4th » Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter (Nena Daconte)
• 5th » Sabrina Harman, American soldier
• 5th » January Jones, American actress
• 5th » Seanan McGuire, American author
• 5th » Franck Montagny, French race car driver
• 5th » Marcus Trick, German rugby player
• 6th » Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano
• 6th » Casey Fossum, American baseball player
• 6th » Bubba Franks, American football player
• 6th » Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
• 7th » Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian shooting victim (d. 2005)
• 7th » Kevin Mench, American baseball player
• 7th » Emilio Palma, Argentinian citizen, first person to be born on Antarctica
• 8th » Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess player
• 8th » Just Blaze, American record producer
• 8th » Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player
• 9th » Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 9th » Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer
• 9th » Chad Johnson (wide receiver) e.g Chad Johnson, American football player
• 9th » A. J. McLean, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
• 9th » Maggie Rizer, American model, actress, and activist
• 10th » Brent Smith, American singer-songwriter (Shinedown)
• 10th » Tamina Snuka, American wrestler
• 10th » Tanel Tein, Estonian basketball player
• 11th » Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
• 11th » Holly Brisley, Australian actress
• 11th » Michael Duff (footballer) known as Michael Duff, Irish footballer
• 11th » Emile Heskey, English footballer
• 11th » Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
• 12th » Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player
• 12th » Jeremy Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 12th » Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer
• 12th » Kim Sa-rang (actress) called Kim Sa-rang, South Korean actress
• 12th » Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
• 13th » Ashmit Patel, Indian actor
• 13th » Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA
• 14th » Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
• 15th » Eddie Cahill, American actor
• 15th » Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist
• 15th » Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer
• 16th » Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player
• 17th » Carolina "Pampita" Ardohaín, Argentine model, television personality and actress
• 17th » Meilen Tu, Taiwanese-American tennis player
• 17th » Ricky Wilson (British musician) called Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter (Kaiser Chiefs)
• 20th » Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer
• 20th » Joy Giovanni, American model and actress
• 20th » Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
• 20th » Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
• 20th » Sid Wilson, American DJ and pianist (Slipknot (band) named Slipknot)
• 20th » Luciano Zauri, Italian footballer
• 21st » Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
• 21st » Bryan Gilmore, American football player
• 21st » Nokio the N-Tity, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dru Hill)
• 21st » Phil Stacey, American singer
• 21st » Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Chone Figgins, American baseball player
• 24th » Kristen Schaal, American actress and author
• 25th » Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist
• 25th » Charlene, Princess of Monaco
• 25th » Jason Roberts (footballer) known as Jason Roberts, English footballer
• 25th » Derrick Turnbow, American baseball player
• 25th » B.J. Whitmer, American wrestler
• 26th » Esteban Germán, Dominican baseball player
• 26th » Corina Morariu, American tennis player
• 26th » Kelly Stables, American actress
• 27th » Pete Laforest, Canadian baseball player
• 27th » Jake Pavelka, American pilot
• 28th » Sheamus, Irish wrestler and actor
• 28th » Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
• 28th » Jamie Carragher, English footballer
• 28th » Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
• 29th » Rob Bironas, American football player (d. 2014)
• 29th » Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper
• 29th » Brian Windhorst, American journalist
• 30th » Carmen Küng, Swiss curler
• 30th » John Patterson (pitcher) or John Patterson, American baseball player
• 31st » Fabián Caballero, Argentinian footballer
• 31st » Brad Rutter, American game show contestant on 'Jeopardy!'
• 31st » Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington

Famous Deaths for January 1978

• 1st » Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (b. 1908)
• 5th » Wyatt Emory Cooper, American author and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 6th » Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
• 10th » Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1924)
• 10th » Don Gillis (composer) named Don Gillis, American composer and conductor (b. 1912)
• 13th » Hubert Humphrey, American politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)
• 13th » Joe McCarthy (manager) called Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
• 14th » Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (b. 1899)
• 14th » Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1906)
• 14th » Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
• 14th » Blossom Rock, American actress (b. 1895)
• 16th » A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)
• 18th » Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
• 18th » Carl Betz, American actor (b. 1921)
• 18th » Walter H. Thompson, English bodyguard (b. 1890)
• 21st » Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898)
• 22nd » Oliver Leese, English general (b. 1894)
• 22nd » Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (b. 1894)
• 23rd » Ames Brothers known as Vic Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers) (b. 1925)
• 23rd » Terry Kath, American guitarist (Chicago (band) named Chicago) (b. 1946)
• 23rd » Jack Oakie, American actor (b. 1903)
• 24th » Herta Oberheuser, German physician (b. 1911)
• 25th » Skender Kulenović, Bosnian poet (b. 1910)
• 28th » Ward Moore, American author (b. 1903)

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