What Happened In April 1978 In History

Historical Events for April, 1978

• 1st » The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
• 7th » Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
• 14th » 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgia (country) known as Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
• 20th » Korean Air Lines Flight 902 is shot down by the Soviet Union.
• 27th » Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate scandal named Watergate-related crimes.
• 28th » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassination e.g assassinated in a Saur Revolution or coup led by pro-communist rebels.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1978

• 1st » Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (d. 2009)
• 1st » Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1st » Mirka Federer, Slovak-Swiss tennis player
• 1st » Anamaria Marinca, Romanian-English actress
• 1st » Etan Thomas, American basketball player
• 2nd » Nick Berg, American businessman (d. 2004)
• 2nd » John Gall (baseball) called John Gall, American baseball player
• 2nd » Scott Lynch, American author
• 2nd » Jaime Ray Newman, American actress and singer
• 2nd » Deon Richmond, American actor
• 2nd » Ethan Smith (actor) called Ethan Smith, American actor
• 3rd » Matthew Goode, English actor
• 3rd » Tommy Haas, German tennis player
• 3rd » John Smit, South African rugby player
• 4th » Lemar, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 4th » Jason Ellison, American baseball player
• 4th » Alan Mahon, Irish footballer
• 4th » Sam Moran, Australian singer, guitarist, and actor (The Wiggles)
• 4th » Irene Skliva, Greek model, Miss World 1996
• 4th » Aska Yang, Taiwanese singer
• 5th » Robert Glasper, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 5th » Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
• 5th » Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
• 6th » Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
• 6th » Martin Mendez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter (Opeth)
• 6th » Blaine Neal, American baseball player
• 6th » Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
• 6th » Kendra Todd, American real estate agent and author
• 7th » Jo Appleby, English soprano (Amici Forever)
• 7th » Duncan James, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue (English band) or Blue)
• 7th » Lilia Osterloh, American tennis player
• 8th » Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
• 8th » Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
• 8th » Rachel Roberts (model) e.g Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
• 8th » Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
• 9th » Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
• 9th » Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
• 9th » Rachel Stevens, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (S Club)
• 9th » Veronica Taylor, American voice actress
• 10th » Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (Negative (glam-rock band) called Negative)
• 11th » Brett Claywell, American actor
• 11th » Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 11th » Tom Thacker (musician) known as Tom Thacker, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Gob (band) or Gob, Sum 41, and The McRackins)
• 12th » Guy Berryman, Scottish bass player and producer (Coldplay and Apparatjik)
• 12th » Cheeming Boey, Singaporean-Malaysian illustrator
• 12th » Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 12th » Riley Smith, American actor and singer
• 12th » Robin Walker, English politician
• 13th » Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Nick Garrett (bass-baritone) e.g Nick Garrett, English singer (The Swingle Singers and Amici Forever)
• 13th » Kyle Howard, American actor
• 13th » James Jordan (dancer) named James Jordan, English dancer and choreographer
• 13th » Sylvie Meis, Dutch model and actress
• 13th » Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
• 13th » Raemon Sluiter, Dutch tennis player
• 13th » Keydrick Vincent, American football player
• 14th » Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete
• 15th » Austin Aries, American wrestler
• 15th » Milton Bradley (baseball) or Milton Bradley, American baseball player
• 15th » Tim Corcoran (pitcher) e.g Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
• 15th » Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
• 16th » Lara Dutta, Indian model and actress, Miss Universe called Miss Universe 2000
• 16th » Jody Marie Gnant, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 16th » Nikki Griffin, American actress
• 16th » Matthew Lloyd, Australian footballer
• 16th » John Buffalo Mailer, American actor, playwright, and producer
• 16th » Kristin Proctor, American-Norwegian actress
• 16th » Igor Tudor, Croatian footballer and manager
• 16th » Ivan Urgant, Russian television host
• 16th » Christos Vasilopoulos, Greek actor
• 17th » Lindsay Hartley, American actress and singer
• 17th » Loukas Louka (footballer) called Loukas Louka, Cypriot footballer
• 17th » Jason White (rugby union) e.g Jason White, Scottish rugby player
• 19th » James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 19th » Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
• 19th » Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter
• 20th » Clayne Crawford, American actor
• 20th » Mirei Kuroda, Japanese model
• 21st » Jacob Burns (footballer) named Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
• 21st » Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish and Sethian (band) called Sethian)
• 21st » Branden Steineckert, American musician (Rancid (band) e.g Rancid and The Used)
• 22nd » Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese-American wrestler
• 22nd » Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner
• 22nd » Matt Orford, Australian rugby player
• 22nd » Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Von Bondies and Hounds Below)
• 22nd » Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
• 23rd » Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner
• 24th » Eric Balfour, American actor and singer
• 24th » Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Nigerian actress and singer
• 25th » Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress
• 25th » Duncan Kibet, Kenyan runner
• 25th » Matt Walker (swimmer) called Matt Walker, English swimmer
• 26th » Avant, American singer-songwriter
• 26th » Joe Crede, American baseball player
• 26th » Stana Katic, Canadian actress
• 26th » Tyler Labine, Canadian actor
• 26th » Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
• 28th » Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host
• 29th » Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
• 29th » Bob Bryan, American tennis player
• 29th » Mike Bryan, American tennis player
• 29th » Craig Gower, Australian rugby player
• 30th » Tom Fulp, American businessman, co-founded The Behemoth

Famous Deaths for April 1978

• 3rd » Ray Noble, English bandleader, actor, and composer (b. 1903)
• 3rd » Winston Sharples, American composer (b. 1909)
• 8th » Ford Frick, American businessman (b. 1894)
• 9th » Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed Portmeirion (b. 1883)
• 10th » Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901)
• 13th » Jack Chambers (artist) e.g Jack Chambers, Canadian painter and director (b. 1931)
• 14th » Joe Gordon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1915)
• 14th » F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (b. 1895)
• 16th » Lucius D. Clay, American general (b. 1897)
• 21st » Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Strawbs, and Fotheringay) (b. 1947)
• 21st » Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist, educator, and activist (b. 1877)
• 22nd » Will Geer, American actor (b. 1902)
• 25th » Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960)
• 28th » Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)

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