About the day » Monday August 7, 1978Calender converter

• Bartholomeus Cornelius Maria Haarman, Raalte
• Rachelle M. Loomans († 1978)

• Arnoldus Verdonk (77), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Dorothea Kampers (76)
• Ailee Johnson (83), South Carolina, South Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina HEYVAERT (82), Grembergen,9200,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Afke Bonnes Van Oosten (90), Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands
• Bernarda Broeksma (79), Groningen (Grunn), Groningen, Nederland
• Ailee JOHNSON pggm FoxClark (83), South Carolina, United States
• Clasina Duisters (89), Utrecht
• Arnoldus Bloks (72), Valkenswaard
• Arie Caspar van Eijsden (86)

• 1977 » Charlotte Ronson, English fashion designer
• 1977 » Justin Brooker, Rugby League Player
• 1977 » Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ
• 1978 » Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1978 » Cirroc Lofton, American actor
• 1978 » Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter
• 1978 » Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer
• 1979 » Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author
• 1979 » Eric Johnson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1979 » Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer

• 1969 » Jean Bastien, French professional footballer (b. 1915)
• 1970 » Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard (b. 1953)
• 1972 » Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)
• 1973 » Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (b. 1925)
• 1974 » Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (b. 1922)
• 1981 » Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
• 1985 » Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1922)

1. Jan
2. Martijn
3. Jeroen
4. Mark
5. David
6. Dennis
7. Johannes
8. Peter
9. Patrick
10. Michael
11. Robert
12. Pieter
13. Richard
14. Paul
15. Bart
16. Willem

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Patricia
5. Marieke
6. Linda
7. Monique
8. Jessica
9. Jennifer
10. Esther
11. Wendy
12. Kim
13. Anna
14. Bianca
15. Cornelia
16. Cindy

• 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 24 » Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
• March 5 » The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
• March 11 » Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
• September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
• November 14 » France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests.
• December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

The temperature on August 7, 1978 was between 11.3 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.