What happened on 11 March 1978?

Discover what happened on 11 March 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

  • Hendrik van der Vlist (politician)
  • Ivan Antsiferov (Soviet military person)
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  • Arthur Nilsson
  • Hanni Bay ((1885-1978))
  • Ricardo Arrue (Spanish painter (1889-1978))
  • Göte Pawlak
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  • Svend Holbæk (Danish film director)
  • Otto Šimáček
  • Austin William Drevar Leishman
  • Johannes Bongaerts (Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Ivan Antsiferov (Soviet military person)
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  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock (SS officer (1897–1978))
  • Claude François (French pop singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978))
  • Julius Mägiste (Estonian linguist (1900–1978))
  • Emil Blum (Swiss theologian (1894-1978))
  • Gail Rubin (American photographer (1938–1978))
  • Dalal al-Mughrabi (Palestinian female freedom fighter and member of the PLO (1959-1978))
  • Sofia Vembo (Greek actor-singer)
  • Jean-Jacques Lecot (French actor (1917–1978))
  • Giuseppe Mancuso
  • Chet Gay (American football player)
  • Hélène Bouvier (singer (1905–1978))
  • Linton Satterthwaite (Mayan archaeologist and epigrapher)
  • Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir (British politician (1915-1978))
  • Ward Van Orman (American balloonist (1894–1978))
  • Zhang qing-yuan (Education scholar)
  • Jenny Pajunen (Finnish politician and journalist (1909-1978))
  • Eşref Şemi-zade (Soviet poet (1908-1978))
  • Torsten Andersson (Swedish politician, chief editor and county governor (1909-1978))
  • Jānis Asars (Latvian scientist)
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  • Laurence Bradshaw (British painter and sculptor)