What Happened In June 1978 In History

Historical Events for June, 1978

• 1st » The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
• 9th » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its Priesthood (Mormonism) named priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
• 12th » David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
• 13th » Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Lebanon.
• 15th » Hussein of Jordan called King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor of Jordan named Queen Noor.
• 22nd » Charon (moon) named Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy.
• 25th » The rainbow flag (LGBT movement) or rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco San Francisco Pride named Gay Freedom Day Parade.
• 28th » The Supreme Court of the United States called United States Supreme Court, in 'Regents of the University of California v. Bakke' bars quota systems in college admissions.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1978

• 1st » Hasna Benhassi, Moroccan runner
• 1st » Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper
• 1st » Matthew Hittinger, American poet
• 2nd » Dominic Cooper, English actor and singer
• 2nd » Nikki Cox, American actress
• 2nd » Justin Long, American actor
• 2nd » A.J. Styles, American wrestler
• 3rd » Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 5th » Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
• 6th » Carl Barât, English singer, guitarist, and actor (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things (band) e.g Dirty Pretty Things, and The Chavs)
• 6th » Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
• 6th » Joy Enriquez, American singer and actress
• 6th » Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
• 6th » Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder) e.g Andrew Reynolds, American skateboarder
• 7th » Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T and jtL)
• 7th » Mini Andén, Swedish-American model, actress, and producer
• 7th » Adrienne Frantz, American actress and singer
• 7th » Bill Hader, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Donaldo Méndez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 8th » Eun Ji-won, South Korean rapper, dancer, and producer (Sechs Kies)
• 8th » Maria Menounos, American journalist and actress
• 9th » Matthew Bellamy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Muse (band) called Muse)
• 9th » Michaela Conlin, American actress
• 9th » Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA named Miss USA 2004
• 9th » Miroslav Klose, German footballer
• 9th » Heather Mitts, American soccer player
• 9th » Eric Papilaya, Austrian singer
• 9th » Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 9th » Brian Patrick Wade, American actor
• 10th » Raheem Brock, American football player
• 10th » DJ Qualls, American actor
• 10th » Brian West (soccer) or Brian West, American soccer player
• 10th » Shane West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Germs (band) or Germs)
• 11th » Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
• 11th » Ujjwala Raut, Indian model
• 12th » Lewis Moody, English rugby player
• 12th » Yumiko Shaku, Japanese actress and model
• 12th » Shiloh Strong, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 13th » Jason Michael Carroll, American singer-songwriter
• 13th » Brian Dowling, Irish television host
• 13th » Ethan Embry, American actor
• 13th » Mikako Ichikawa, Japanese model and actress
• 13th » Mathis Künzler, Swiss actor
• 14th » Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
• 15th » Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
• 15th » Zach Day, American baseball player
• 16th » Daniel Brühl, Spanish-German actor
• 16th » Fish Leong, Malaysian singer
• 16th » Lyndsey Marshal, English actress
• 16th » Jay Moriarity, American surfer (d. 2001)
• 16th » Dainius Zubrus, Lithuanian ice hockey player
• 17th » Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
• 17th » Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer
• 18th » Wang Liqin, Chinese table tennis player
• 19th » Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler
• 19th » Leo Giamani, American porn actor
• 19th » Mía Maestro, Argentinian actress and singer
• 19th » Assefa Mezgebu, Ethiopian runner
• 19th » Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
• 19th » Zoe Saldana, American actress
• 19th » Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player
• 20th » LaVar Arrington, American football player and sportscaster
• 20th » Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist and actor
• 20th » Frank Lampard, English footballer
• 20th » Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer
• 20th » Bobby Seay, American baseball player
• 21st » Erica Durance, Canadian actress and producer
• 21st » Jack Guzman, Colombian-American actor
• 21st » Luke Kirby, Canadian actor
• 21st » Matt Kuchar, American golfer
• 21st » Jean-Pascal Lacoste, French singer and actor
• 21st » Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer
• 21st » Dejan Ognjanović, Montenegrin footballer
• 22nd » Champ Bailey, American football player
• 22nd » Tim Driesen, Belgian actor, singer, and dancer
• 22nd » Jai Rodriguez, American actor and singer
• 22nd » Dan Wheldon, English race car driver (d. 2011)
• 23rd » Memphis Bleek, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 23rd » Frédéric Leclercq, French singer-songwriter and bass player (DragonForce and Heavenly (French band) named Heavenly)
• 23rd » Matt Light, American football player and sportscaster
• 24th » Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
• 24th » Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
• 24th » Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter (Atheif)
• 24th » Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer
• 24th » Luis García Sanz, Spanish footballer
• 24th » Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Altaria (band) named Altaria, and Barilari)
• 25th » Aramis Ramírez, Dominican-American baseball player
• 25th » Luke Scott, American baseball player
• 25th » Aftab Shivdasani, Indian actor and producer
• 25th » Marcus Stroud, American football player
• 25th » Chakrit Yamnam, Thai actor
• 26th » Maxime Boilard, Canadian canoe racer
• 27th » Lolly (singer) named Lolly, English singer and actress
• 27th » Courtney Ford, American actress
• 28th » Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
• 28th » Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player
• 29th » Sam Farrar, American singer and bass player (Phantom Planet)
• 30th » Ben Cousins, Australian footballer
• 30th » Patrick Ivuti, Kenyan runner
• 30th » Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer

Famous Deaths for June 1978

• 2nd » Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1895)
• 7th » Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 12th » Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)
• 12th » Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
• 18th » Walter C. Alvarez, American physician and author (b. 1884)
• 20th » Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (b. 1913)
• 24th » Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
• 28th » Clifford Dupont, English-Rhodesian politician, 1st President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)
• 29th » Bob Crane, American actor and radio host (b. 1928)

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