Discover what happened on 13 August 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
- Josef Wolfsteiner (German sculptor (1911-1978))
- Karl Kleinschmidt (German politician (1902-1978))
- Leonhard Schmidt (German painter (1892-1978))
- Lonnie Mayne (American professional wrestler (1944-1978))
- Michail Petrovitsj Zjeleznov (Russian painter (1912-1978))
- Ko Loois (Dutch association football player (1910-1978))
- Tavrion Batozskiĭ ((1898-1978))
- José María Prada (Spanish actor)
- Kanuparti Varalakshmamma (activist)
- Stuart Robert Glass (Canadian sailor (1951–1978))
- Wang Zheng
- Keishirō Irie
- Hiroshi Chiwa (Japanese psychologist)
- Muhammad Siddiq Khan (Librarian of the Central Library of Dhaka University)
- Émile Thienpondt (Belgian swimmer)
- Louis Bessière (French cyclist)
- Ferenc Kiss ((1892–1978) Hungarian actor)
- Peer de Silva (CIA station chief (1917–1978))
- Karel Wynand le Roux
- Kaken Achanov (Kazakhstani scientist)
- Thomas Browne (British Anglican priest)
- Jo Hekster (Dutch violinist)
- Karen Glæsel
- Göran Cederberg (Finnish actor)
- Frank Richard Cowell (British historian (1897-1978))
- Wilhelm H. König
- Natalia Han-Ilgiewicz
- Gábor Török (Hungarian pediatrician)
- Helene Tete (French Righteous Among the Nations)
- Maurice Brunet
- John Gerald Ahern (Canadian lawyer)
- Gino Ragionieri (Italian politician)
- Julian H. Cox (American politician (1906–1978))