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Born on Saturday December 30, 1978
- Mark Mayer jnr, Gravesend, Kent, England († 2008)
- Remco-Dawi Vos, Breda († 1995)
- Remco-Dawi Vos, Breda († 1995)
Died on Saturday December 30, 1978
- Alexander Don Phillips (55), Whitecloud, Newaygo Co. MI
- Antje (Ansje) Bremer (81), Katwijk (Z-H)
- andries SCHILPEROORT (80), goudswaard
- Antje Buis (84)
- Diederik Smit (85), Norg
- Barbara Veenkamp (79), Groningen
- Alkina Roelfina de Raad (80), Rotterdam
- Antonia Felicia Meier (77), East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Adrianus Janus van Agtmaal (69)
- Antje Leenderts Buis (84), unbekannt
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 30, 1978 at Delpher
Born on December 30
- 1977 » Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler
- 1977 » Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player
- 1977 » Laila Ali, American boxer and actress
- 1977 » Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer
- 1977 » Scott Lucas, Australian footballer and coach
- 1978 » Devin Brown, American basketball player
- 1978 » Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper
- 1978 » Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
- 1978 » Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1978 » Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
Died on December 30
- 1968 » Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1896)
- 1970 » Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
- 1971 » Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1914)
- 1971 » Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1919)
- 1979 » Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902)
- 1982 » Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1896)
- 1983 » Violette Cordery, English race car driver (b. 1900)
- 1986 » Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
- 1988 » Isamu Noguchi, American sculptor and landscaper (b. 1904)
- 1988 » Yuli Daniel, Russian author and poet (b. 1925)
Names that were popular for boys in 1978
- Jan
- Johannes
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Michael
- David
- Robert
- Peter
- Martijn
- Paul
- Hendrik
- Mark
- Jeroen
- John
- Alexander
Names that were popular for girls in 1978
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Ann
- Catharina
- Sandra
- Patricia
- Marieke
- Elizabeth
- Esther
- Linda
- Petronella
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 19 » The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
- 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 1 » The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
- September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
- November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
The weather on Saturday December 30, 1978
The temperature on December 30, 1978 was between -10.0 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI