What Happened In August 1978 In History

Historical Events for August, 1978

• 7th » U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been negligently disposed of.
• 10th » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto Ford Pinto Recall called litigation.
• 13th » One hundred fifty Palestinian people Palestinians in Beirut are Tel al-Zaatar massacre killed in a List of terrorist incidents terrorist attack during the Lebanese Civil War Second phase of the war, 1977-82 second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
• 17th » 'Double Eagle II' becomes first balloon (aircraft) or balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
• 22nd » The 'Sandinista National Liberation Front' (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
• 26th » Papal conclave, 1978 (August) e.g Papal conclave: Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.
• 26th » Sigmund Jähn becomes first German astronaut known as cosmonaut, on board Soyuz 31.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1978

• 1st » Andy Blignaut, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1st » Björn Ferry, Swedish biathlete
• 1st » Dhani Harrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thenewno2, Traveling Wilburys, and Fistful of Mercy)
• 1st » Edgerrin James, American football player
• 1st » Chris Iwelumo, Scottish footballer
• 1st » Jonathan Wilkes, English singer and actor
• 2nd » Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
• 2nd » Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
• 2nd » Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
• 2nd » Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
• 3rd » Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter
• 3rd » Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer
• 3rd » Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer
• 3rd » Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer
• 4th » Jeremy Adduono, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 4th » Luke Allen, American baseball player
• 4th » Victor Marius Beliciu, Romanian sitar player
• 4th » Kurt Busch, American race car driver
• 4th » Mick Cain, American actor
• 4th » Agnė Eggerth, Lithuanian sprinter
• 4th » Ibán Espadas, Spanish footballer
• 4th » Shaunard Harts, American football player
• 4th » Satoshi Hino, American-Japanese voice actor
• 4th » Benet Kaci, Kosovan journalist and singer
• 4th » Jon Knott, American baseball player
• 4th » Karine Legault, Canadian swimmer
• 4th » Duane Ludwig, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
• 4th » Sandeep Naik, Indian politician
• 4th » Danish Nawaz, Pakistani actor and director
• 4th » Siri Nordby, Norwegian footballer
• 4th » JD Samson, American DJ and producer (Le Tigre, MEN (band) called MEN, and The New England Roses)
• 4th » Ricardo Serrano, Spanish cyclist
• 4th » Per-Åge Skrøder, Norwegian ice hockey player
• 4th » Michail Stifunin, Russian ice dancer
• 5th » Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager
• 5th » Carolina Duer, Argentine world champion boxer
• 5th » Rita Faltoyano, Hungarian porn actresscite web url=http://www.ritafaltoyanoxxx.com/ title=Rita Faltoyano XXX accessdate=8 August 2014
• 5th » Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter
• 5th » Nektaria Karantzi, Greek singer
• 6th » Marisa Miller, American model and actress
• 6th » Reuben Rox, American actor, director, and producer
• 6th » Marvel Smith, American football player
• 7th » Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Icepick (band) or Icepick)
• 7th » Cirroc Lofton, American actor
• 7th » Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer
• 7th » Vanness Wu, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (F4 (band) e.g F4 and Kangta & Vanness)
• 7th » Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 8th » Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach
• 8th » Louis Saha, French footballer
• 8th » Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress
• 8th » Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
• 9th » Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău
• 9th » Daniela Denby-Ashe, English actress
• 9th » Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress
• 10th » Danny Allsopp, Australian footballer
• 10th » Marcus Fizer, American basketball player
• 10th » Chris Read, English cricketer
• 10th » Claire Yiu, Hong Kong model and actress
• 11th » Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
• 11th » Hannes Kaasik, Estonian footballer and referee
• 11th » Chris Kelly (rapper) or Chris Kelly, American rapper (Kris Kross) (d. 2013)
• 11th » Charlotte Leslie, English politician
• 11th » Amber Mariano, American television personality, winner of 'Survivor: All-Stars'
• 11th » Jermain Taylor, American boxer
• 12th » Chris Chambers, American football player
• 12th » Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Dwight Smith (American football) called Dwight Smith, American football player
• 14th » Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
• 14th » Greg Rawlinson, South African-New Zealand rugby player
• 14th » Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
• 15th » Tim Foreman, American bass player (Switchfoot)
• 15th » Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
• 15th » Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
• 15th » Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player
• 16th » Fu Mingxia, Chinese diver
• 17th » Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer and dancer
• 17th » Karena Lam, Canadian-Hong Kong actress and singer
• 17th » Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor
• 17th » Vibeke Stene, Norwegian singer (Tristania (band) e.g Tristania)
• 18th » Andy Samberg, American actor, screenwriter, and rapper (The Lonely Island)
• 19th » Chris Capuano, American baseball player
• 20th » Vinícius Bácaro, Brazilian-Italian footballer
• 20th » Noah Bean, American actor
• 20th » Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player
• 20th » Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer
• 20th » Jacek Popek, Polish footballer
• 20th » Chris Schroder, American baseball player
• 21st » Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
• 21st » Bhumika Chawla, Indian actress
• 21st » Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach
• 21st » Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
• 21st » Alan Lee (footballer) known as Alan Lee, Irish footballer
• 21st » Jason Marquis, American baseball player
• 21st » Fay Wolf, American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist
• 21st » Annie Wu (actress) named Annie Wu, Taiwanese actress
• 22nd » Robert Levon Been, American singer and guitarist (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
• 22nd » James Corden, English actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player
• 22nd » Ed Petrie, English comedian and actor
• 22nd » Jeff Stinco, Canadian guitarist (Simple Plan)
• 23rd » Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
• 23rd » Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter (The Strokes and Julian Casablancas + The Voidz)
• 23rd » Andrew Rannells, American actor and singer
• 23rd » Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (d. 2014)
• 24th » Derek Morris (ice hockey) called Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
• 24th » Beth Riesgraf, American actress
• 24th » Darren Robinson (musician) e.g Darren Robinson, American singer and guitarist (Phantom Planet)
• 25th » Kel Mitchell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Robert Mohr (rugby) named Robert Mohr, German rugby player
• 26th » Raja Kashif, English-Indian singer
• 28th » Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY (band) called CKY, Foreign Objects (band) e.g Foreign Objects, Viking Skull, and The Company Band)
• 29th » Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
• 31st » Philippe Christanval, French footballer
• 31st » Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer
• 31st » Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player

Famous Deaths for August 1978

• 2nd » Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)
• 2nd » Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)
• 5th » Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)
• 6th » Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
• 6th » Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)
• 9th » James Gould Cozzens, American author (b. 1903)
• 14th » Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (b. 1907)
• 16th » Jean Acker, American actress (b. 1893)
• 16th » Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)
• 22nd » Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (b. 1894)
• 24th » Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)
• 26th » Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)
• 26th » José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916)
• 27th » Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author (b. 1897)
• 28th » Bruce Catton, American historian and journalist (b. 1899)
• 28th » Robert Shaw (British actor) known as Robert Shaw, English actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1927)
• 31st » John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)

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