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What Happened In May 1978 In History

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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