What happened on 1 October 1978?

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Discover what happened on 1 October 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

  • Ouane Rattikone (Laotian military commander (1912-1978))
  • Charles Pacôme (Olympic wrestler (1902-1978))
  • Lili Ország (painter (1926-1978))
  • Sándor Szandai (Hungarian sculptor, journalist and short story writer (1903-1978))
  • Friedrich Kirchhoff (German entrepreneur (1890–1978))
  • Alfred Strange (English footballer (1900–1978))
  • Nikolaus Creutzburg (German university teacher (1893-1978))
  • Rudolf Geiter (Austrian association football player (1913-1978))
  • Wiebe van Dijk (Dutch minister and protestant missionary (1889-1978))
  • Adam Ciołkosz (Polish politician (1902–1978))
  • Maxime Fabert (French actor (1899–1978))
  • Alfredo Obviar (Catholic Bishop and Venerable (1889–1978))
  • Irakly Sinyagin (Soviet agronomist (1911-1978))
  • Abe White (American baseball player (1904–1978))
  • Alan Barnett (English footballer (1934-1978))
  • Alex McSpadyen (Scottish footballer (1914-1978))
  • Anastasios George Leventis (Greek Cypriot businessman (1902-1978))
  • Jack Johnsonn (American football player (1909-1978))
  • Jack Miller (English rugby league footballer (1906-1980))
  • Allan Wenander
  • Theodore Abrahamson (Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1900-1978))
  • Kōrō Sasaki (Japanese politician (1895-1978))
  • Veikko Kaseva
  • František Verosta (Czechoslovak politician (1909–1978))
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  • Kjeld Brockenhuus-Schack (Danish military officer)
  • Alexandros Tzavelas (Greek politician)
  • Vilém Balarin (Czech painter (1894-1978))
  • Charles Carpenter (American lyricist and music arranger (1912-1978))
  • J. B. Hairstone (American baseball player)
  • Nils Romander (Swedish sport shooter)
  • Max Wandrer (Olympic gymnast (1894-1978))
  • Agapito Pombo Salgado
  • Peppino Mangravite (American painter (1896-1978))
  • Olle Gabrielsson
  • Leonard Williams (English stage director)
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  • Ingeborg Thelander
  • Georges Hutin (French official)
  • Syed Moinuddin (Indian footballer (1924-1978))
  • Myron Piper Gilmore (humanist)
  • Stanley Alexander Handford (born:1898|died:1978-10-00|; Handford, S.A. (Stanley Alexander), 1898-1978; Handford, S. A. 1898-1978; Handford, Stanley Alexander.; Handford, S.A.; Handford, Stanley Alexander 1898-)
  • Anthony J. Stella (American politician (1928-1978))
  • Hollister Sturges ((1910-1978))
  • Franklin Alton Wade (American geologist)
  • Norbert W. Daldrop
  • Mario Dosi
  • Jan Michałowski
  • Petr Herzet
  • Samuel A. Schmitt (statistician)
  • Evelyn Hardy
  • Ouane Rattikone (Laotian military commander (1912-1978))
  • Charles Pacôme (Olympic wrestler (1902-1978))
  • Lili Ország (painter (1926-1978))
  • Sándor Szandai (Hungarian sculptor, journalist and short story writer (1903-1978))
  • Friedrich Kirchhoff (German entrepreneur (1890–1978))
  • Alfred Strange (English footballer (1900–1978))
  • Nikolaus Creutzburg (German university teacher (1893-1978))
  • Rudolf Geiter (Austrian association football player (1913-1978))
  • Wiebe van Dijk (Dutch minister and protestant missionary (1889-1978))
  • Adam Ciołkosz (Polish politician (1902–1978))
  • Maxime Fabert (French actor (1899–1978))
  • Alfredo Obviar (Catholic Bishop and Venerable (1889–1978))
  • Irakly Sinyagin (Soviet agronomist (1911-1978))
  • Abe White (American baseball player (1904–1978))
  • Alan Barnett (English footballer (1934-1978))
  • Alex McSpadyen (Scottish footballer (1914-1978))
  • Anastasios George Leventis (Greek Cypriot businessman (1902-1978))
  • Jack Johnsonn (American football player (1909-1978))
  • Jack Miller (English rugby league footballer (1906-1980))
  • Allan Wenander
  • Theodore Abrahamson (Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1900-1978))
  • Kōrō Sasaki (Japanese politician (1895-1978))
  • Veikko Kaseva
  • František Verosta (Czechoslovak politician (1909–1978))
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  • Kjeld Brockenhuus-Schack (Danish military officer)
  • Alexandros Tzavelas (Greek politician)
  • Vilém Balarin (Czech painter (1894-1978))
  • Charles Carpenter (American lyricist and music arranger (1912-1978))
  • J. B. Hairstone (American baseball player)
  • Nils Romander (Swedish sport shooter)
  • Max Wandrer (Olympic gymnast (1894-1978))
  • Agapito Pombo Salgado
  • Peppino Mangravite (American painter (1896-1978))
  • Olle Gabrielsson
  • Leonard Williams (English stage director)
  • Q43430421
  • Ingeborg Thelander
  • Georges Hutin (French official)
  • Syed Moinuddin (Indian footballer (1924-1978))
  • Myron Piper Gilmore (humanist)
  • Stanley Alexander Handford (born:1898|died:1978-10-00|; Handford, S.A. (Stanley Alexander), 1898-1978; Handford, S. A. 1898-1978; Handford, Stanley Alexander.; Handford, S.A.; Handford, Stanley Alexander 1898-)
  • Anthony J. Stella (American politician (1928-1978))
  • Hollister Sturges ((1910-1978))
  • Franklin Alton Wade (American geologist)