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January 1, 1979 
December 30, 1978
Died on Sunday December 31, 1978
- Anna Maria Vanheusden (84), Bilzen, Limburg, Belgie
- Cornelia Maria Hendriks (62), Tilburg
- Anna Maria VANHEUSDEN (84), Bilzen (Limburg) (B)
- Diezeraad (76), Epe
- Catharina Magdalena Krijger (83), Middelburg
- A.W. Breden (58), Vaassen
- Clara Jacomina Melse (48)
- Andries Scheltes BRANDSMA (83)
- Cor de Ruijter (68), Heemskerk
- Bertha Cornelia Coster (76), Hilversum
Born on December 31
- 1976 » Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer († 2012)
- 1976 » Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
- 1977 » Donald Trump Jr., American businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump
- 1977 » Psy, South Korean musician
- 1977 » Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach
- 1979 » Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician
- 1979 » Paul O'Neill, English racing driver
- 1980 » Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
- 1980 » Matt Cross, American wrestler
- 1980 » Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
Died on December 31
- 1968 » George Lewis, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900)
- 1970 » Cyril Scott, English composer, writer, and poet (b. 1879)
- 1972 » Henry Gerber, German-American activist, founded the Society for Human Rights (b. 1892)
- 1972 » Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (b. 1934)
- 1978 » Basil Wolverton, American illustrator (b. 1909)
- 1980 » Marshall McLuhan, Canadian philosopher and theorist (b. 1911)
- 1980 » Raoul Walsh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
- 1983 » Sevim Burak, Turkish author and playwright (b. 1931)
- 1985 » Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1940)
- 1987 » Jerry Turner, American journalist (b. 1929)
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.
- February 19 » Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
- February 24 » The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later.
- April 28 » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
- June 22 » Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.
- August 19 » In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
- August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
The weather on Sunday December 31, 1978
The temperature on December 31, 1978 was between -13.2 °C and -9.5 °C and averaged -11.6 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI