Discover what happened on 4 June 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
- Karl Herzfeld (Austrian-American physicist)
- Jorge de Sena (poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor (1919-1978))
- Ernst Langlotz (German art historian and archaeologist (1895-1978))
- Leopold Rudolf (Austrian actor (1911-1978))
- Alois Betschart ((1926-1978))
- Piet van Dijk (Dutch saxophonist (1916-1978))
- Ilya Dvorkin (Soviet writer (1937-1978))
- Viktor Karpovitsj Trotsenko (Russian architect (1888-1978))
- Emy Owandner (Swedish actress (1904-1978))
- Dominique Darel (French actress (1950–1978))
- Joseph Salim Peress (pioneering British diving engineer)
- Mark R. Shaw (American politician (1889-1978))
- Yip Foster (Canadian ice hockey player)
- Thomas Poulter (American physicist and Antarctic explorer (1897-1978))
- Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne (Indian politician)
- María de Baratta (Salvadorean composer)
- Gyula Szalay (Hungarian historian)
- Klavdiya Kostina (Soviet botanist (1900-1978))
- Ingolf Rogde (Norwegian actor)
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- Yngve Lagerblad (Finnish architect (1889-1978))
- Hasan Fehmi İlter (Turkish politician)
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- Pietro Cortelezzi
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- Joseph Rheingold (American psychiatrist)
- Benjamin Tyamzashe (Lutheran pastor, hymnwriter, and teacher)
- Marcel Vigouroux
- Andrzej Skubisz (Polish actor (1914-1978))
- Maria Puth
- Lempi Alanko (Finnish teacher)
- Alois Herrmann
- Graham Banks (British speedway rider)
- Willy Quidort
- Dinesh Chandra Majumder
- Josef Hraba (Czech architect)
- Herbert Capeller
- Agnes Gårder (Swedish singer)
- Raoul Boutet
- Jules Detouche (French soldier)
- P.J.C. Eenkema van Dijk
- Antoon Deschrevel (Haringe , 19 september 1913 – Roeselare , 4 juni 1978 (man))