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May 22, 1978Born on Tuesday May 23, 1978
- Femke Alberta Cornelia Paulina Francissen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1980)
- Claudia Minderhoud († 1992)
- Marjan Lisette Knippenberg, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bas de Bie, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Claudia Minderhoud († 1992)
Died on Tuesday May 23, 1978
- Elbert van Kooij (69)
- Albertina Bueno de Campos (77), Capivari, São Paulo, Brasil
- Edward T. Kroetsche (88)
- Benudina Maria Royaards (65), Amersfoort,Gemeente Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Dulcie R. Tunstall Yeargin [[KszFgmcCorinthBNCBu]]4 (79), Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina ql
- Dirkje Willemina de Hoog (93), Rotterdam
- Adriana Koerts (56), velsen
- Benudina Maria Royaards van Scherpenzeel (65), Amersfoort
- Catharina Dorethea Johanna Bakker (45), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Hulleman (84), Deventer
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1978 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1973 » Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1974 » Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
- 1974 » Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
- 1976 » Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1977 » Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
- 1978 » Scott Raynor, American drummer
- 1979 » Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 » Rasual Butler, American basketball player († 2018)
- 1980 » Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
- 1980 » Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
Died on May 23
- 1965 » David Smith, American sculptor (b. 1906)
- 1975 » Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
- 1979 » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
- 1981 » David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
- 1981 » Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 1981 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
- 1981 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
- 1986 » Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
- 1989 » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
- 1989 » Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
Names that were popular for boys in 1978
Names that were popular for girls in 1978
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.
- April 14 » Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language.
- August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
- August 19 » In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
- November 27 » The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
- December 6 » Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
Weather May 23, 1978
The temperature on May 23, 1978 was between 8.8 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.