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February 12, 1978
Born on Monday February 13, 1978
- Dennis Klijnhout, Arnhem († 1978)
- Lisette Meulman, Zwolle
- Hartger Albert Alberts Nauta, Franeker, Friesland, Nederland († 1978)
- Roland Hensgens, Kunrade († 1991)
- Kristopher Scott, Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada († 2000)
Died on Monday February 13, 1978
- Albert Tonnis (90), Zuidlaren, Gr, Nederland
- Ate Jacobs Haagsma (71), Ferwoude, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Albert Roos (75), alkmaar
- Alida Johanna Wapenaar (81), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Stammis (75), Alkmaar
- Alfred Ignatius Huybrechts (73), Heppen, Limburg, Belgium
- Adriana Dirkje De VLAMING (59), Zwijndrecht
- Adrianus Abraham Benning (84)
- Albert Roos (75), Alkmaar
- Angèle Albertine Flavie Vermersch (83), Dunkerque, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 13, 1978 at Delpher
Born on February 13
- 1976 » Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver
- 1976 » Shannon Nevin, Australian rugby league player
- 1977 » Randy Moss, American football player and coach
- 1978 » Niklas Bäckström, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1978 » Philippe Jaroussky, French countertenor
- 1979 » Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian murderer
- 1979 » Mena Suvari, American actress and fashion designer
- 1979 » Rachel Reeves, English economist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- 1979 » Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
- 1980 » Carlos Cotto, Puerto Rican-American wrestler and boxer
Died on February 13
- 1967 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (b. 1880)
- 1968 » Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1968 » Portia White, Canadian opera singer (b. 1911)
- 1973 » Marinus Jan Granpré Molière, Dutch architect and educator (b. 1883)
- 1975 » André Beaufre, French general (b. 1902)
- 1976 » Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (b. 1904)
- 1976 » Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general and politician, 4th President of Nigeria (b. 1938)
- 1980 » David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)
- 1984 » Cheong Eak Chong, Singaporean entrepreneur (b. 1888)
- 1986 » Yuri Ivask, Russian-American poet and critic (b. 1907)
Names that were popular for boys in 1978
- Jan
- Martijn
- Jeroen
- Mark
- David
- 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.
- April 1 » The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- May 8 » The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
- June 15 » King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
- July 30 » The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
- October 1 » Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- November 15 » A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183.
Weather February 13, 1978
The temperature on February 13, 1978 was between -3.9 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.