What Happened In May 1978 - Historical Events 1978 May

Historical Events for May, 1978

3rd » The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam (electronic) named spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
8th » The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
12th » In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Katanga Province or Shaba (now known as Katanga). The local government asks the U.S.A., France and Belgium to restore order.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1978

1st » James Badge Dale, American actor
1st » Sachie Hara, Japanese actress
1st » John Linehan (basketball) called John Linehan, American basketball player
1st » Nick Traina, American singer-songwriter (Link 80) (d. 1997)
2nd » Intars Busulis, Latvian singer
2nd » Melvin Ely, American basketball player
2nd » Mike Weaver (ice hockey) called Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player
3rd » Christian Annan, Ghanaian-Hong Kong footballer
3rd » Paul Banks (singer) e.g Paul Banks, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Interpol (band) or Interpol)
3rd » Autumn Phillips, Canadian-English wife of Peter Phillips
3rd » Dai Tamesue, Japanese hurdler
3rd » Lawrence Tynes, Scottish-American football player
4th » Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist
4th » Brett Burton, Australian football player
4th » Shaenon K. Garrity, American author and illustrator
4th » Daisuke Ono, Japanese voice actor
4th » Vladimíra Uhlířová, Czech tennis player
5th » Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-English actor
5th » Morgan Pehme, American director, producer, and screenwriter
5th » John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean rugby player
6th » John Abraham (American football) known as John Abraham, American football player
6th » Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
6th » Aleksandr Fyodorov (bodybuilder) named Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
7th » Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, and Carpe Tenebrum)
7th » James Carter (athlete) called James Carter, American hurdler
7th » Brian Clevinger, American author
7th » Shawn Marion, American basketball player
7th » Stephanie Pohl, German volleyball player
8th » Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
8th » Matthew Davis, American actor
8th » Josie Maran, American model and actress
8th » Jang Woo-hyuk, South Korean rapper and dancer (H.O.T. and jtL)
9th » Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
9th » Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer
9th » Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
9th » Aaron Harang, American baseball player
10th » Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
10th » Kenan Thompson, American actor
11th » Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
11th » Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cellist and composer (Apocalyptica)
12th » Jason Biggs, American actor and producer
12th » Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
12th » Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer (Morning Musume and Tanpopo)
12th » Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Canadian singer
12th » Josh Phelps, American baseball player
12th » Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter
13th » Brooke Anderson, American journalist
13th » Mike Bibby, American basketball player
13th » Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
13th » Germán Magariños, Argentinian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
13th » Dilshan Vitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer
13th » Barry Zito, American baseball player
14th » Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
14th » Eddie House, American basketball player
14th » André Macanga, Angolan footballer
14th » Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
15th » Amy Chow, American gymnast
15th » Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player
15th » Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
15th » Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
15th » David Krumholtz, American actor
15th » Krissy Taylor, American model (d. 1995)
16th » Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer
16th » Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer
16th » Jim Sturgess, English singer-songwriter and actor
17th » John Foster (baseball) e.g John Foster, American baseball player and coach
17th » Paddy Kenny, English footballer
17th » Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
17th » Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player
18th » Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
18th » Jessica Cutler, American blogger and author
18th » Chad Donella, Canadian actor
18th » Marcus Giles, American baseball player
18th » William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke e.g William Herbert, English Peerage e.g peer and landowner
18th » Charles Kamathi, Kenyan long-distance runner
19th » Marcus Bent, English footballer
19th » Dave Bus, Dutch footballer
19th » Kim Zolciak, American singer
20th » Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
20th » Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter
20th » Nils Schumann, German runner
21st » Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Three Days Grace and Big Dirty Band)
21st » Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player
22nd » Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
22nd » Katie Price, English model, businesswoman, and author
23rd » Mike Gonzalez (pitcher) called Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player
23rd » Carolyn Moos, American basketball player
23rd » Scott Raynor, American drummer (Blink-182)
24th » Elijah Burke, American wrestler
24th » Brian Ching, American soccer player and coach
24th » Bryan Greenberg, American actor and singer
24th » Johan Holmqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
24th » Jo Joyner, English actress
24th » Brad Penny, American baseball player
25th » Brian Urlacher, American football player
26th » Phil Elvrum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Microphones, Mount Eerie, and Old Time Relijun)
26th » Fabio Firmani, Italian footballer
27th » Adin Brown, American soccer player
29th » Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player (The Hives)
29th » Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
29th » Lorenzo Odone, American Adrenoleukodystrophy patient (d. 2008)
29th » Adam Rickitt, English actor and singer (5th Story)
30th » Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
31st » Aleksey Zagornyi, Russian hammer thrower

Famous Deaths for May 1978

1st » Aram Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian composer (b. 1903)
3rd » Bill Downs, American journalist (b. 1914)
7th » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
9th » Giuseppe Impastato, Italian activist (b. 1948)
9th » Aldo Moro, Italian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
12th » Robert Coogan, American actor (b. 1924)
15th » Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
19th » Albert Kivikas, Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)
26th » Cybele Andrianou, Greek actress (b. 1887)
28th » Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)
30th » Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1909)
31st » József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1925)

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