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Born on Monday January 2, 1978
- Benjamin T. Hann, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania († 2000)
- David Richard Bradt
Died on Monday January 2, 1978
- Cornelia Antonetta Breure (85), Hillegom
- Antonius Hubertus CRUIJSBERG (71), Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Agnes Maria Johanna Awick (85), Laren
- Abram van der Knaap (57), Hellevoetsluis, Nederland
- Andrée Rose Léon (86), Paris 16e Arr
- Cornelia Catharina Susanna Heersma (84), Balk
- Catharina Hermans (94), Venlo
- Catharina Margaretha Best (77), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antoinetta Petronella Cleeren (67), Ossendrecht,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Antonius Kouwenbergh (72), Breda
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1978 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1972 » Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
- 1972 » Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia
- 1974 » Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner
- 1974 » Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer
- 1975 » Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player
- 1977 » Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1977 » Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
- 1979 » Jonathan Greening English footballer
- 1981 » Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
- 1983 » Kate Bosworth, American actress
Died on January 2
- 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
- 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
- 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1975 » Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944)
- 1977 » Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
- 1986 » Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
- 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
- 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
- 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
- 1990 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)
Names that were popular for boys in 1978
- Jan
- Martijn
- Jeroen
- David
- Mark
- Dennis
- Johannes
- Peter
- Michael
- Patrick
- Robert
- Pieter
- Richard
- Paul
- Bart
- Willem
Names that were popular for girls in 1978
- Maria
- Johanna
- Sandra
- Patricia
- Marieke
- Linda
- Monique
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Esther
- Wendy
- Kim
- Bianca
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Cindy
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1978
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
- February 16 » The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
- March 15 » Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
- March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
- July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
- August 13 » One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
- September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
Weather January 2, 1978
The temperature on January 2, 1978 was between 2.7 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.