What Happened In July 1978 In History

Historical Events for July, 1978

• 1st » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted Self-Government.
• 7th » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom
• 10th » 'World News with Charles Gibson e.g World News Tonight' premieres on American Broadcasting Company called ABC.
• 11th » Los Alfaques Disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
• 25th » Puerto Rico police assassinate two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
• 30th » The 730 (transport), Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the Right- and left-hand traffic called right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1978

• 2nd » Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer-songwriter
• 2nd » Julie Night, American porn actress
• 2nd » Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn
• 2nd » Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor
• 3rd » Mizuki Noguchi, Japanese runner
• 4th » Andrea Gabriel, American actress
• 4th » Vicky Kaya, Greek model and actress
• 4th » Stephen McNally (musician) or Stephen McNally, English singer-songwriter (BBMak)
• 4th » Émile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
• 4th » Becki Newton, American actress
• 4th » Katia Zygouli, Greek model and actress
• 5th » Britta Oppelt, German rower
• 5th » Allan Simonsen (racing driver) or Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (d. 2013)
• 6th » Adam Busch, American actor
• 6th » Tamera Mowry, German-American actress and producer
• 6th » Tia Mowry, German-American actress and producer
• 6th » Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
• 7th » Chris Andersen, American basketball player
• 7th » Davor Kraljević, Croatian footballer
• 8th » Rachael Lillis, American voice actress
• 8th » Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer
• 9th » Kara Goucher, American runner
• 9th » Mark Medlock, German singer
• 9th » Linda Park, South Korean-American actress
• 9th » Nuno Santos (footballer born 1978) or Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
• 11th » Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 11th » Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer
• 12th » Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
• 12th » Topher Grace, American actor and screenwriter
• 12th » Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
• 13th » Eva Jinek, American-Dutch journalist
• 13th » Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
• 13th » Kate More, American porn actress
• 13th » Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player
• 14th » Mattias Ekström, Swedish race car driver
• 14th » Caroline Lesley, Canadian-American actress
• 14th » Kristy Wright, Australian actress
• 15th » Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
• 17th » Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 17th » Panda Bear (musician) known as Panda Bear, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Animal Collective and Jane (American band) called Jane)
• 17th » Jason Jennings, American baseball player
• 17th » Mike Knox, American wrestler
• 17th » Trevor McNevan, Canadian singer-songwriter (Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static)
• 17th » Émilie Simon, French singer-songwriter
• 17th » Katharine Towne, American actress
• 18th » Adabel Guerrero, Argentinian actress, singer, and dancer
• 18th » Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player and sportscaster
• 18th » Annie Mac, Irish radio and television host
• 18th » Eddie Matos (actor) or Eddie Matos, Puerto Rican-American actor
• 18th » Verónica Romeo, Spanish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 18th » Ben Sheets, American baseball player
• 18th » Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist
• 18th » Joo Sang-wook, South Korean actor
• 20th » Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
• 20th » Charlie Korsmo, American actor and lawyer
• 20th » Tamsyn Manou, Australian runner
• 20th » Andrus Murumets, Estonian strongman
• 20th » Chris Sligh, American singer-songwriter and producer (Half Past Forever)
• 20th » Will Solomon, American basketball player
• 20th » Elliott Yamin, American singer-songwriter
• 20th » Ieva Zunda, Latvian runner
• 21st » Justin Bartha, American actor
• 21st » Anderson da Silva Gibin, Brazilian footballer
• 21st » Josh Hartnett, American actor and producer
• 21st » Julian Huppert, English academic and politician
• 21st » Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer
• 21st » Damian Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (SuperHeavy)
• 21st » Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
• 22nd » A. J. Cook, Canadian actress
• 22nd » Martyn Lee (broadcaster) named Martyn Lee, English radio host and producer
• 22nd » Runako Morton, Nevisian cricketer (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
• 23rd » Stuart Elliott (footballer, born 1978) e.g Stuart Elliott, Irish footballer
• 23rd » Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
• 23rd » Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist
• 24th » Andy Irons, American surfer (d. 2010)
• 24th » Crista Nicole, American model
• 24th » Joanna Taylor, English model and actress
• 25th » Louise Brown, English test tube baby
• 25th » Gerard Warren, American football player
• 26th » Eve Myles, Welsh actress
• 28th » Jacob Oram, New Zealand cricketer
• 28th » Julian Peterson, American football player
• 28th » Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 29th » Bidisha, English journalist, author, and critic
• 29th » Mike Adams (pitcher) named Mike Adams, American baseball player
• 29th » Silver Eensaar, Estonian orienteer and rogainer
• 29th » Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player
• 31st » Will Champion, English drummer and singer (Coldplay)
• 31st » Zeta Makripoulia, Greek model and actress
• 31st » Nick Sorensen, American football player and sportscaster
• 31st » Justin Wilson (racing driver) called Justin Wilson, English race car driver

Famous Deaths for July 1978

• 1st » Kurt Student, German general and pilot (b. 1890)
• 2nd » Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
• 3rd » James Daly (actor) called James Daly, American actor (b. 1918)
• 7th » Francisco Mendes, Guinea-Bissau politician, 1st Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1933)
• 10th » Joe Davis, English snooker player (b. 1901)
• 10th » John D. Rockefeller III, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Asia Society (b. 1906)
• 27th » Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)
• 27th » Willem van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1907)

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