March 1978 calendar

March 1978
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1978.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1978: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1978?

Events

01 Mar 1978 Timbuktu! opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 243 performances
02 Mar 1978 1st broadcast of Dallas on CBS TV
04 Mar 1978 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue.
05 Mar 1978 Hello, Dolly! opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances
06 Mar 1978 Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot and crippled by a sniper in Georgia, USA.
07 Mar 1978 Belgian baron Charles Bracht is kidnapped.
08 Mar 1978 The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
09 Mar 1978 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov
10 Mar 1978 Soyuz 28 returns to Earth.
11 Mar 1978 Terrorists attack mail truck at Tel Aviv, Israel; 45 killed.
12 Mar 1978 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 metre (1:14.99).
13 Mar 1978 Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupy Province house.
14 Mar 1978 US Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (one dead).
15 Mar 1978 Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethiopian-Somali War.
16 Mar 1978 Amoco Cadiz spills 223,000 tons of crude oil off French coast
17 Mar 1978 Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 1.6 mil gallons of oil off French coast
18 Mar 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario, California.
19 Mar 1978 Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby / Honda Civic Golf Classic
21 Mar 1978 The U.S. most comprehensive homosexual rights bill is passed in San Francisco
22 Mar 1978 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated
23 Mar 1978 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
24 Mar 1978 Wings release With a Little Luck
26 Mar 1978 The control tower and some other facilities of New Tokyo International Airport, which was scheduled to open on March 31, are illegally occupied and damaged by terrorist attack by New Left activists, being forced to reschedule its opening date to May 20.
27 Mar 1978 Rutles All You Need is Cash is shown on British TV
28 Mar 1978 The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
30 Mar 1978 History of the American Film opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 21 performances
31 Mar 1978 Wings release London Town album

Famous Birthday

Jensen Ackles
American actor.
Didier Drogba
Ivorian footballer who currently at age 34 plays for Shanghai Shenhua.
Rani Mukherjee
Indian actress.
Kevin Federline
American dancer; ex-husband of Britney Spears.
Alena Seredova
Perez Hilton
American blogger and television persona.
Brooke Burns
American actress.
Lara Cox
Australian actress.
Camille Dalmais
Bertrand Gille
French handball player, very strong physically (1.
Shirel (singer)
Nicholle Tom
American actress.
Boris Derichebourg
Marta Torné
Jérôme Rothen
French footballer who plays as a winger for Caen.
Andres Velencoso
Jean-René de Fournoux
Cindy Sander
Serena Reinaldi
Amélie Cocheteux
French tennis player who reached her career high ranking of No.
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Famous Deaths

John Cazale
Actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41.
Aldo Moro
Italian corrupt politician who was Premier of the country five times from 1963 and the leader of the Christian Democratic party.
Jack Hulbert
Actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at 85.
Claude Francois
French singer (Born 1939).
Dino Ciani
Italian pianist (Born 1941).
Tolchard Evans
composer/conductor, dies.
Joe Marsala
Chicago-based jazz clarinetist and songwriter (Born 1907).
Wesley Bolin
former Governor of the U.S.
John Meighan
Irish Clann na Talmhan politician (Born 1891).
Steve Bilko
American baseball player (Born 1928).
Sofia Vembo
Greek Female Singer, dubbed the ''Singstress of Victory'' (Born 1910).
Haim Ernst Wertheimer
Israeli biochemist, recipient of the Israel Prize (Born 1893).
Faith Baldwin
American writer who generated a prolific output of novels, serials, short stories, magazine articles, and radio and movie scripts.
David McKinley Williams
Composer, dies at 91.
Gaston Julia
Algerian mathematician, professor at the university and member of the Academicians des Sciences.
Karl Wallenda
American-born German high wire artist, he began to perform aged 6 with his family.
Nat Bailey
Canadian businessman; founded White Spot (d. 1978).
Peggy Wood
Actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86.
Gene Moore
American baseball player (Born 1909).
Dennis Viollet
English footballer and manager (d. 1999).
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