Discover what happened on 20 February 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
- Shah Mohamad Umair (Indian politician)
- Konrad Zeller
- Mihael Rožič
- Tatyana Proskuryakova ((1905-1978) employee of the Russian National Library)
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- Konrad Zeller
- Mihael Rožič
- Tatyana Proskuryakova ((1905-1978) employee of the Russian National Library)
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- Vitorino Nemésio (Portuguese writer (1901–1978))
- Hans Wendlandt (German footballer and manager (1918-1978))
- Tom Jones (Welsh footballer (1899-1978))
- Jürgen von Klenck (German chemist (1909–1978))
- Wim Brusse (Dutch graphic designer)
- Fessor Leonard (American basketball player (1953-1978))
- Ruben Bagirov
- Charles W. Cole (President of Amherst College)
- Chris Duffy (Scottish association football player (1918-1978))
- Anders Wedberg (Swedish philosopher)
- Pedro Miguel Caratini (Puerto Rican baseball player)
- Willie Miller (Scottish footballer born 1910)
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- Gourgen Shahaziz (Armenian poet)
- Guinevere Sinclair (American actress (1894-1978))
- Giōrgēs Sarantēs (Greek writer)
- Rolf Raffé (German screenwriter)
- Heinrich Malsch
- Tadeusz Feliks Skwarczyński (lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army)
- Lilavati Munshi (Indian politician and writer)
- Gerard Rysz
- Faraj al-Omran (Saudi Arabian faqih and poet)
- Rudolf Adriaansz (Dutch photographer)
- Madeleine Ruthven (American screenwriter and poet)
- Yekaterina Kuznetsova
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- Sir Henry Philip Anthony Mary de Hoghton, 13th Bt. ((1919-1978))
- John Hubert Dunn ((1897-1978))
- Jan Gyllenstierna
- Vince Lakatos (Hungarian writer, film director)
- Ken’ichi Shimada
- Knut Nyland
- Ján Hutyra