Discover what happened on 12 May 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
- Zdzisław Obertyński
- Leon Roppel
- Tsutomu Ijima (Japanese philosopher)
- Mieczysław Szczurek (Polish association football player (1923-1978))
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- Josep Vives i Gatell (Spanish historian (1888-1978))
- Ashot Tovmasyan
- Jorge Newton Montes de Oca (Argentine writer)
- Alexis Kow (French artist)
- Melcher Johansson (association football player)
- José Guimarães Duque
- Domus Martinus Vermet (Dutch mayor (1906-1978))
- Robert John Maule Ramsay ((1920-1978))
- Miroslav Němec (Czech violist and music pedagogue (1925-1978))
- Phyllis Brodie Leslie Gordon (21 Feb 1892 – 12 May 1978)
- Marcelle Adler-Bresse
- Mahir ul Qadri (writer, poet and novelist (1907-1978))
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- Anna Domanska (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Louis Zukofsky (American poet (1904–1978))
- Karl Guenter Joël (German lawyer and ministerial (1903-1978))
- Kenneth W. Dyal (American politician (1910-1978))
- Myron M. Kinley (American firefighter)
- Vasili Merkuryev (Soviet actor, theatre director (1904–1978))
- Lucien De Bruyne (Belgian prelate (1902-1978))
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- Mikhail Rapov (Soviet local historian (1912-1978))
- Alois Pernerstorfer (Austrian opera singer)
- Jens Kruuse (Danish author (1908-1978))
- Robert Coogan (American actor (1924-1978))
- Ferenc Bartha (Hungarian physician (1923-1978))
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- António José Adriano Rodrigues
- Ferenc Bartha (Hungarian physician (1923-1978))
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