Discover what happened on 31 March 1978 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Romain Gijssels (Belgian cyclist)
- Imre Rajczy (Hungarian fencer (1911-1978))
- Charles Herbert Best (medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978))
- Kata Kálmán (Hungarian photographer (1909–1978))
- Karel Hájek (Czech photographer (1900–1978))
- René De Coninck (Belgian painter (1907-1978))
- Astrid Allwyn (American film and stage actress (1905–1978))
- Mohamed Zouaoui (Tunisian association football player (1896-1978))
- Giuliana Luigia Evelina Mameli Calvino (Italian botanist (1886-1978))
- Michele Ortino (Italian painter (1914-1978))
- Irja Koskinen (Finnish ballet dancer (1911-1978))
- Joseph Berger-Barzilai (Russian and Israel politician (1904-1978))
- Luigi Binda (Italian association football player (1896-1978))
- Ciril Hočevar
- Luigi Silipo (Italian politician)
- Theodor Merrill (German architect (1891-1978))
- James Wayne (American musician)
- William Neville Harding (New South Wales politician)
- Vladimír Henzl (Czech translator and writer)
- Aleksandr Koval’skiy
- Henrik Printz (Norwegian botanist (1888-1978))
- Thomas Elder Dickson (Scottish artist)
- Barbara Andrews (American Lutheran pastor)
- Giovanni Someda (Italian electrotechnician (1901-1978))
- Giovanni Pirastru (Italian Roman Catholic bishop)
- Hans Düby (Swiss politician (1906-1978))
- Růžena Charlotta Urbanová
- Viktor Matula
- Piero Ravasenga
- Lien Lelyveld
- Bo Vahlquist (Swedish paediatrician)
- Liviu Glodeanu (Romanian composer (1938-1978))
- Ralph P. King
- Julian B. Beaty (American lawyer and business executive)
- Josef Schneider
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- Imre Szukováthy (Hungarian physician (1888-1979))