Discover what happened on 21 April 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
- Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch painter (1895-1978))
- Hermann Holzrichter (German chemist)
- Walter K. Granger (United States Congressman from Utah (1888-1978))
- Tabaré Etcheverry (Uruguayan composer (1945-1978))
- Robert de Nesle (French film producer (1906–1978))
- Thelma Boardman (American voice actor and actor (1909-1978))
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- Arthur Warburton (English footballer (1903-1978))
- Willard Midgette (American painter and printmaker)
- Jacques Dupont (French scenographer (1909-1978))
- Jesse Roy Christie (botanist)
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- Ferenc Vándor
- Bruno Jablonsky
- Moses Kunitz (Russian-American biochemist (1887-1978))
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- Robin James Montagu Fenwick ((1957-1978))
- Antoine Pugin (Swiss politician (1898-1978))
- Alexander Bronislavovich Skibniewskiy (Soviet Theater director)
- Jaroslav Košťák
- Carlos Casciani (Uruguayan lyricist)
- Maurice J. Wilson (film producer (1892-1978))
- Billy Kirsopp ((1892-1978))
- Edward Chodzicki
- Josef Bauš
- Josef Škoda
- Guillermo Peschard (Mexican orthodontist (1902-1978))
- Erika Rehhahn
- Jonas Vilutis
- Władysław Książek
- T. R. Mahalingam (Tamil film actor, singer and music composer (1923–1978))
- Thomas Wyatt Turner (founding member of NAACP, botanist (1877-1978))
- Orlando Boyer (Pentecostal pastor, missionary, translator and North American evangelical writer)
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- Edit Horváth ((1912–1978) Hungarian historian)
- Trygve Waage
- Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch painter (1895-1978))
- Alexander Bronislavovich Skibniewskiy (Soviet Theater director)
- Hermann Holzrichter (German chemist)
- Walter K. Granger (United States Congressman from Utah (1888-1978))
- Tabaré Etcheverry (Uruguayan composer (1945-1978))
- Robert de Nesle (French film producer (1906–1978))
- Thelma Boardman (American voice actor and actor (1909-1978))
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- Q4371806
- Arthur Warburton (English footballer (1903-1978))
- T. R. Mahalingam (Tamil film actor, singer and music composer (1923–1978))
- Thomas Wyatt Turner (founding member of NAACP, botanist (1877-1978))
- Orlando Boyer (Pentecostal pastor, missionary, translator and North American evangelical writer)
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- Edit Horváth ((1912–1978) Hungarian historian)
- Trygve Waage
- Willard Midgette (American painter and printmaker)
- Jacques Dupont (French scenographer (1909-1978))
- Jesse Roy Christie (botanist)
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- Ferenc Vándor
- Bruno Jablonsky
- Moses Kunitz (Russian-American biochemist (1887-1978))
- Carlos Casciani (Uruguayan lyricist)
- Maurice J. Wilson (film producer (1892-1978))
- Billy Kirsopp ((1892-1978))
- Edward Chodzicki
- P. v. Mierop
- Robin James Montagu Fenwick ((1957-1978))
- Antoine Pugin (Swiss politician (1898-1978))
- Jaroslav Košťák
- Josef Bauš
- Josef Škoda
- Guillermo Peschard (Mexican orthodontist (1902-1978))
- Erika Rehhahn
- Jonas Vilutis
- Władysław Książek