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Died on Saturday February 4, 1978
- Anna Wilhelmina Ekker (82), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Berend Schutten (68), Emmen
- Carmen Garcia Cintron (80), Guayama, Puerto Rico, Verenigde Staten
- Alfons Riské (83), Temse
- Anna Cornelia (Corrie) van Moosel (80), Heemstede, Nederland
- Adrianus de Tree (71), Roosendaal
- Aldert Liewe Piersma (77), Amsterdam
- Arie de Groot (66), Leerdam
- Goos (76), Prinsenbeek, Netherlands
- Bertha Johanna Gerarda Hacquebard (85), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 4, 1978 at Delpher
Born on February 4
- 1973 » Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer
- 1975 » Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1977 » Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter
- 1979 » Giorgio Pantano, Italian race car driver
- 1980 » Raimonds Vaikulis, Latvian basketball player
- 1981 » Jason Kapono, American basketball player
- 1981 » Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist
- 1982 » Chris Sabin, American wrestler
- 1982 » Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player
- 1982 » Tomas Vaitkus, Lithuanian cyclist
Died on February 4
- 1968 » Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (b. 1926)
- 1970 » Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (b. 1897)
- 1974 » Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (b. 1894)
- 1975 » Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1908)
- 1982 » Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)
- 1982 » Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (b. 1909)
- 1983 » Karen Carpenter, American singer (b. 1950)
- 1987 » Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (b. 1902)
- 1987 » Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (b. 1919)
- 1987 » Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (b. 1956)
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.
- February 6 » The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
- February 24 » The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later.
- March 28 » The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
- September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
- September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
- November 27 » The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
Weather February 4, 1978
The temperature on February 4, 1978 was between 0.4 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.