Discover what happened on 2 October 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
- Stefan Fröhlich (German general and Knight’s Cross recipient (1889-1978))
- Zeev Shek (Israeli diplomat and Holocaust survivor)
- Carl-Olof Nylén (Swedish tennis player (1892–1978))
- Dieter Zimmermann (German composer (1943–1978))
- Hans Liebeschütz (German historian (1893–1978))
- Hans Schmidt-Oxbüll (Danish politician (1899-1978))
- Werner Heim (German educationist (1908-1978))
- Pyotr Tur (Soviet screenwriter and playwright (1908-1978))
- Albert Brunies (American musician (1900-1978))
- Clarence Gonstead (chiropractor (1898-1978))
- Halina Korn-Żuławska (painter and sculptor (1902-1978))
- Demetrio Urruchúa (Argentinian painter (1902-1978))
- Nadezhda Dukstulskaite (Lithuanian pianist)
- Sjur Johnsen (Norwegian wrestler)
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- Mãe Tança de Nanã
- Jussi Mäkinen (Finnish ambassador)
- Géza Irányossy (Hungarian rower, coach)
- H. C. Timmer (Dutch Esperantist)
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- Eleanor Coleman (American swimmer)
- Pandharinath Sitaramji Patil (Indian social reformer)
- František Hübel
- Lily Mounet (French actress)
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- Josef Ouroda
- Kazumi Kobayashi
- Rowland Graham Hill ((1912-1978))
- Torfrida Henrietta Louisa Rollo ((died 1978))
- Dorothy Clouston
- Marietta Soffer
- Ramiro Quintero Ávila (ETA terrorism victim)
- Ralph Kimball Potter (a director of transmission research in the Bell Telephone Laboratories)
- Anatoly Tarkhov (Soviet geophysics (1911—1978))