Discover what happened on 19 July 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
- Theodor von Brand (German-American parasitologist (1899-1978))
- Marcello Marchesi (Italian actor and director (1912–1978))
- Georg Kipp (German politician (1906-1978))
- Karl Sigmund Mayr (German politician and statutory auditor (1906-1978))
- Eva Eras (German voice actor)
- Raymond Froideval (French politician (1897–1978))
- Ettore Fontana (Italian association football player (1903-1978))
- Jackson Tate (United States naval officer (1898–1978))
- Anatoly Tikhonovich Tretyakov (Soviet politician (1899-1978))
- Agnes Christine Johnston (screenwriter (1896-1978))
- Archie Boyd Teater (American artist (1901-1978))
- Edwin Swale (British flying ace (1899-1978))
- Geoffrey Cranswick (Anglican bishop of Tasmania)
- Fernando de Unamuno (Spanish architect)
- Léon Thyes ((1899-1978))
- Karel Süss (Czech soccer player born 1923)
- George Blanchard (Canadian politician and architect)
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- Franz Elsner
- He Yiduan (Chinese politician)
- Ivar Høsteng Neerland (Norwegian politician)
- Tommy Brown (British rock drummer, songwriter, session musician)
- Johann van Steenderen ((born 1905))
- Sir Morville William Lascelles Wraxall, 8th Bt. ((1922-1978))
- Hermann Fackler
- Henk Scheffer (Dutch university teacher)
- Wray Manning (American artist)
- Frankie Van (American actor (1904-1978))
- Menasheh Mani (Israeli economist)
- Eli Larsen (Danish footballer)
- Marie Buddeusová
- R. V. Marron (American football coach (1899–1978))
- Robert McCartney (Australian politician (1906-1978))
- Yngve Persson
- Saburō Ōta (Japanese diplomat and politician)
- Ersilio Belloni
- William Larrey McCart (American university teacher, botanist and botanical collector (1909 – 19 July 1978))