Discover what happened on 17 November 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
- Miloš Gosiorovský
- Fritz Peus (German entomologist (1904-1978))
- Kamil Yarmatov (Uzbekistani film director and actor (1903-1978))
- Coulson Norman Mitchell (Canadian soldier)
- Henri Mingasson
- Gino Visentin (Italian association football player (1903-1978))
- Sait Altınordu (Turkish association football player (1912–1978))
- Vladimir Pavlovitsj Pjatnitskiy (Soviet painter (1938-1978))
- Georgy Tishchenkov (Soviet economist (1901-1978))
- Evans Bradshaw (Jazz pianist)
- Malcolm Macmillan (British politician (1913-1978))
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- Li Mingyang (Chinese politician)
- Hiroshi Shinjō
- Yoshio Hon’iden
- Naraichi Takemura (Japanese politician (1906–1978))
- Milíč Blahout (photographer)
- Piotr Granatowicz
- Väinö Viipuri
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- Tom Forcade (American journalist (1945–1978))
- Hans Migotsch (German locksmith (1893–1978))
- Nobutoshi Nakamura (Japanese lawyer)
- Wild Bill Gelbke (American motorcycle designer)
- Margit Rautala-Kaipainen (Finnish painter)
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- Alois Toufar
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- Otakar Tardy
- György Endre Guoth (Hungarian veterinarian, university teacher)
- Josefina de la Serna Espina (Spanish writer)
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- Reimei Shindō (Japanese painter)
- Sa’id Adabjoo
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- Donald Sutherland
- Kazuo Aoki (Japanese painter)
- Fritz Peus (German entomologist (1904-1978))
- Coulson Norman Mitchell (Canadian soldier)
- Henri Mingasson
- Gino Visentin (Italian association football player (1903-1978))
- Sait Altınordu (Turkish association football player (1912–1978))
- Vladimir Pavlovitsj Pjatnitskiy (Soviet painter (1938-1978))
- Georgy Tishchenkov (Soviet economist (1901-1978))
- Evans Bradshaw (Jazz pianist)
- Malcolm Macmillan (British politician (1913-1978))
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- Li Mingyang (Chinese politician)
- Hiroshi Shinjō
- Yoshio Hon’iden
- Naraichi Takemura (Japanese politician (1906–1978))
- Milíč Blahout (photographer)
- Piotr Granatowicz
- Väinö Viipuri
- Q15066965
- Tom Forcade (American journalist (1945–1978))
- Hans Migotsch (German locksmith (1893–1978))
- Nobutoshi Nakamura (Japanese lawyer)
- Margit Rautala-Kaipainen (Finnish painter)
- Q48896472
- Alois Toufar
- Q97582081
- Otakar Tardy
- György Endre Guoth (Hungarian veterinarian, university teacher)
- Josefina de la Serna Espina (Spanish writer)
- Q106013707
- Reimei Shindō (Japanese painter)
- Sa’id Adabjoo
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- Donald Sutherland
- Kazuo Aoki (Japanese painter)
- Gerhard Opitz
- Shri Babu Ram Paliwal
- Melville Dalton (American industrial sociologist (1907–1978))
- Albert W. Gatov (American government official)
- Paul William Bowman (American botanist and university teacher (1897 – 1978))
- Wilhelm Dietschi
- Wou Broese van Groenou