Discover what happened on 28 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
- Hugues Faure (French official)
- Albert Lubisch (German editor and trade fair director)
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- Hermann Peter
- Iuliu Hirțea (Romanian bishop (1914-1978))
- Lina Buscham (German politician (1889-1978))
- Ernst Winar (Dutch actor (1894–1978))
- Prvoslav Mihajlović (Serbian footballer (1921-1978))
- Auguste Touchard (French politician)
- Diny de Neef (Dutch actress)
- Clifford Dupont (President of Rhodesia (1905-1978))
- Boris Gryaznov
- Mikołaj Rudnicki (Polish linguist (1881-1978))
- Alfred Nikita Mangena (Zimbabwean politician)
- Teodomiro Menéndez (Spanish politician (1879-1978))
- Eck Curtis (American football player and coach (1902-1978))
- José María Portell (Spanish journalist and writer (1933-1978))
- James W. Rankin (American politician)
- James Welch (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1889–1978))
- John A. Kelly (American journalist)
- Johnny Schulte (American baseball player and coach (1896-1978))
- Leslie Brown (RAF Air Vice MArshal (1893-1978))
- S. Samuel DiFalco (American judge)
- Walter Barfoot (Canadian bishop (1893-1978))
- Tatsuo Besshi (Japanese historian)
- Knut Eberding
- Hans Christian Hansen (Danish architect (1901–1978))
- Grigory Ivanov
- Bella Bordy ((1909-1978) ballet dancer, actress)
- Paul Eduard Lepoeter (Dutch teacher (1916-1978))
- Erling Audensen (Norwegian politician (1894-1978))
- Jean Yatove (French composer (1903-1978))
- António Soares (Portuguese painter)
- Genpei Imamura (Japanese actor)
- Władimir Gierłach
- Musa Mamut (Crimean Tatar who committed self-immolation)
- Kiril Popov (Bulgarian actor)
- Syd Hayhow (Australian rules footballer)
- Wincenty Krzywiec (Officer of the Polish Army)
- Joseph Geets (cyclist)
- Vladimir Drahos
- Alice Alma Porter ((1904-1978))
- Katharine Shaw-Stewart ((born 1893))
- Aurelius Southall Scott (American journalist and political candidate)
- Luigi Nardi (Italian engineer (1900-1978))
- Harriet Bonner (American mathematician)
- August Baumgarten
- Luděk Novák (photographer)
- Václav Káš
- Maria Laskowska
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- Kåre Halle (Norwegian agronomist (1918-1978))