Discover what happened on 3 June 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
- Karl Herzfeld (Austrian-American physicist)
- Hans Schöchlin (Swiss rower (1893-1978))
- Billy Wallace (American country and rockabilly musician and composer (1917–1978))
- Kálmán Halász ((1900–1978))
- Eberhard Gildemeister (German architect (1897–1978))
- George Beijers (Dutch association football player (1895-1978))
- Lilo Rasch-Naegele (German artist (1914-1978))
- Jack Keller (American hurdler (1911–1978))
- Léon Raiter (French composer)
- So Phim (Cambodian military personnel)
- Deborah Howe (American children’s writer (1946-1978))
- Frank Stanford (American writer (1948-1978))
- Herbert Bowden (Australian rules footballer (1888-1978))
- Marv Rickert (American baseball player)
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- Rudolf Lodders (German architect (1901-1978))
- Stanley Smith (English rugby league footballer and coach)
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- Ferdinand Murr (Estonian footballer (1912-1978))
- Rüdiger Schwarz
- John Richardson (Indian Anglican bishop and politician)
- Erwin C. Gerber (American-football player (1894-))
- René Silva (Nicaraguan boxer)
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- Louis Philippe Mortimer de Carol de Moute, Baron de Moute (Peerage person ID=53728)
- Marie Therese Gräfin von Belcredi ((1922-1978))
- Margaret Elizabeth Cloete ((died 1978))
- Misha Aznavourian (Armenian singer, father of Charles Aznavour (1897-1978))
- Danica Živanović
- Ladislav Langpaul (Czechoslovak journalist)
- Tadeusz Seredynski
- Lucien Marsaux
- Habibollah Morad (Iranian actor)
- Giulio Agostini (Italian politician (1892-1978))
- J. Warren Stehman (economist)
- LaMont C. Cole (American ecologist)
- Karel Kalinovský
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