Discover what happened on 1 September 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
- Douglas Fox (English pianist, organist and music teacher (1893–1978))
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- Charles Brommesson (Swedish footballer (1903-1978))
- Willi Schlamm (journalist (1904-1978))
- Jules Merviel (road bicycle racer (1906–1978))
- Ladislas Fodor (Hungarian novelist, playwright and screenwriter (1898-1978))
- László Báti (Hungarian translator)
- Joseph Berryer (Belgian diplomat (1897–1978))
- Mario Cattarini (Italian basketball and association football player)
- Olga de Haas (Dutch ballet dancer (1944–1978))
- Denise Péronne (Swiss actress (1920–1978))
- Henri Bertrand (French entomologist (1892–1978))
- Louis Sauvat (French writer (1908–1978))
- Zeev Nehari (Israeli mathematician (1915–1978))
- Zinowij Lapin (politician)
- Calliope Tatti (Ottoman nurse)
- Cam Burgess (English footballer (1919-1978))
- Francisco del Villar (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
- Fred Wilkinson (British speedway racer)
- Jean-Paul Alata (political prisoner (1924-1978))
- Karlheinz Schulz Streeck (SS officer)
- Lou Walsh (Australian politician (1899-1978))
- Eiichirō Tomiyama
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- Zygmunt Zawadowski (Polish jurist, diplomat)
- Fritz Stahler (German historian of student and jurist)
- Adrian Brian (wrestler)
- Ruth Fenisong
- Ed Hake (American football player (1904-1978))
- Boris Vulih (Russian mathematician)
- William Relph (English footballer (1900-1978))
- Wacław Szalewicz
- Ben Kavanagh (Australian rules footballer (1905–1978))
- Nikolay Grishin
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- Neil Cameron (Scottish rugby union footballer (1929-1978))
- Jeffery Graham Harrison (British ornithologist)
- Sumayeh Attiyeh (Lecturer)
- Potter Smith (association football player (1901-1978))
- Lennart Sager
- Jenny-Laure Garcin
- Albert Heino Baron von Beust ((1911-1978))
- Valerie Champion de Crespigny ((died 1978))
- Edward Hugh Lee Rowcliffe (Peerage person ID=404654)
- Sir Richard Musgrave Harvey, 2nd Bt. ((1898-1978))
- Sarah Eleanor Mawson (Peerage person ID=439500)
- Charles R. Joy (American writer)
- Oldřich Brůha
- František Veselý
- Otakar Procházka
- Cecil Lawrence Dunkerley
- Leon Johnson
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- Jean Maury
- William Rees (Welsh historian (1887-1978))
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- Jan Dejmek
- Masayuki Manabe (Japanese politician)
- Georg Heuchert
- Georges Montmorot
- Douglas Fox (English pianist, organist and music teacher (1893–1978))
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- Charles Brommesson (Swedish footballer (1903-1978))
- Willi Schlamm (journalist (1904-1978))
- Jules Merviel (road bicycle racer (1906–1978))
- Ladislas Fodor (Hungarian novelist, playwright and screenwriter (1898-1978))
- László Báti (Hungarian translator)
- Joseph Berryer (Belgian diplomat (1897–1978))
- Mario Cattarini (Italian basketball and association football player)
- Olga de Haas (Dutch ballet dancer (1944–1978))
- Denise Péronne (Swiss actress (1920–1978))
- Henri Bertrand (French entomologist (1892–1978))
- Louis Sauvat (French writer (1908–1978))
- Zeev Nehari (Israeli mathematician (1915–1978))
- Zinowij Lapin (politician)
- Calliope Tatti (Ottoman nurse)
- Cam Burgess (English footballer (1919-1978))
- Francisco del Villar (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
- Fred Wilkinson (British speedway racer)
- Jean-Paul Alata (political prisoner (1924-1978))
- Karlheinz Schulz Streeck (SS officer)
- Lou Walsh (Australian politician (1899-1978))
- Eiichirō Tomiyama
- Q12409489
- Zygmunt Zawadowski (Polish jurist, diplomat)
- Fritz Stahler (German historian of student and jurist)
- Adrian Brian (wrestler)
- Ruth Fenisong
- Ed Hake (American football player (1904-1978))
- Boris Vulih (Russian mathematician)
- William Relph (English footballer (1900-1978))
- Wacław Szalewicz
- Ben Kavanagh (Australian rules footballer (1905–1978))
- Nikolay Grishin
- Q28495705 (Soviet politician)
- Neil Cameron (Scottish rugby union footballer (1929-1978))
- Jeffery Graham Harrison (British ornithologist)
- Sumayeh Attiyeh (Lecturer)
- Potter Smith (association football player (1901-1978))
- Lennart Sager
- Jenny-Laure Garcin
- Albert Heino Baron von Beust ((1911-1978))
- Valerie Champion de Crespigny ((died 1978))
- Edward Hugh Lee Rowcliffe (Peerage person ID=404654)
- Sir Richard Musgrave Harvey, 2nd Bt. ((1898-1978))
- Sarah Eleanor Mawson (Peerage person ID=439500)
- Charles R. Joy (American writer)
- Oldřich Brůha
- František Veselý
- Otakar Procházka
- Cecil Lawrence Dunkerley
- Leon Johnson
- Q109486675
- Jean Maury
- William Rees (Welsh historian (1887-1978))
- Q112193986
- Jan Dejmek