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October 30, 1978
Died on Tuesday October 31, 1978
- Adriana Johanna den Hollander (81), Roosendaal en Nispen
- David Johannes Joseph Lehman (76), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Dirk Goedhart (80)
- Anna Maria Hubertina Smeets (73), Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands
- Didier Claude Léopold Gobert Ghislain d'ASPREMONT LYNDEN de MAILLEN (68), Hamois, 5360, Namur, Belgique
- Arnoldus (Nol) van Kol (71), 's Hertogenbosch
- Anna Maria Hubertina Smeets (73), Roermond
- Albertus Johannes Boers (83), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antje Perk (92), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Alice MacKenzie (62), Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 31, 1978 at Delpher
Born on October 31
- 1976 » Guti, Spanish footballer
- 1976 » Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
- 1978 » Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
- 1978 » Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
- 1978 » Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
- 1978 » Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
- 1979 » Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
- 1979 » Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
- 1980 » Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
- 1980 » Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
Died on October 31
- 1972 » Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916)
- 1973 » Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)
- 1975 » Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)
- 1977 » C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (b. 1904)
- 1980 » Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
- 1983 » George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
- 1983 » Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (b. 1935)
- 1983 » Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (b. 1917)
- 1984 » Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1984 » Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (b. 1917)
Names that were popular for boys in 1978
- Jan
- Martijn
- Jeroen
- David
- Mark
- Dennis
- Johannes
- Peter
- Patrick
- Michael
- Robert
- Pieter
- Richard
- Paul
- Bart
- Willem
Names that were popular for girls in 1978
- Maria
- Johanna
- Sandra
- Patricia
- Marieke
- Linda
- Monique
- Jessica
- Jennifer
- Esther
- Wendy
- Kim
- Anna
- Bianca
- 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.
- January 1 » Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, off the coast of Bombay, India, killing all 213 people on board.
- February 17 » The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
- April 28 » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
- July 10 » President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
- November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- December 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Weather October 31, 1978
The temperature on October 31, 1978 was between 5.3 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.