Today in History for February 1978

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 42 of 42

1st - Harriet Tubman is 1st black woman honored on a US postage stamp
1st - Director Roman Polanski skips bail & fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl
3rd - Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test
3rd - India needing 493 to beat Australia at Adelaide, all out 445
5th - Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded
6th - Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Sen-D-Minn) takes his office
6th - Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm))
7th - Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert
8th - Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait
8th - Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
10th - Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA
11th - 16 Unification church couples wed in NYC
11th - 25th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin
11th - China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens
11th - EOKA organization disbands in Cyprus
12th - "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 96 perfs
12th - Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic
12th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne
12th - US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
13th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
14th - 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments
14th - In girls' HS basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St George
15th - England all out 64 for 1st loss to NZ in cricket (Boycott capt)
15th - Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Fla
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali 15th - Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
15th - Zaire revises constitution
16th - 1st Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago)
18th - 1st Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii
19th - "On the 20th Century" opens at St James Theater NYC for 460 perfs
19th - Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8)
19th - Coleman, Comden & Green's musical premieres in NYC
20th - 4th People's Choice Awards: Star Wars, Carol Burnett & Bob Hope
20th - Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ
20th - Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus
20th - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
22nd - 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tenn
23rd - 20th Grammy Awards: Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins
24th - Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game
25th - Botham scores 1st Test Cricket century, 103 v NZ Christchurch
26th - Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in NYC
26th - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic
27th - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 61 of 61

2nd - Annabel Ellwood, Canberra Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures NC)
2nd - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
2nd - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
3rd - Adrian R'Mante, American actor
3rd - Eliza Schneider, American actress and singer
4th - Laurence Borremans, Miss Belgium Universe (1997)
4th - Danna Garcia, Colombian actress
5th - Kristina Cherina, Miss Croatia Universe (1997)
5th - Shawn Reaves, American actor
5th - Brian Russell, American football player
7th - Ashton Kutcher, American actor
7th - Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
7th - Endy Chávez, baseball player
7th - David Aebischer, National Hockey League goaltender
8th - Christa Williams, Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)
9th - Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
9th - Daniel Mann, British television commentator
10th - Lorna Bailey, English ceramic designer
10th - Don Omar, Puerto Rican singer
Actor Ashton Kutcher (7th) 12th - Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer
12th - Gethin Jones, British (Welsh) television presenter
12th - Silver Meikar, Estonian politician
13th - Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist My Dying Bride
13th - Mini Anden, Swedish model and actress
14th - Laurie Schwoy, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
14th - Dean Gaffney, British actor
14th - Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
14th - Darius Songaila, basketball player
14th - Dwele, American R&B/Soul singer
15th - Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)
15th - Tuan Le, American poker player
16th - Caroline Hunt, Chic Ill, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
16th - Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete
16th - John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer
16th - Wasim Jaffer, Indian Cricketer
17th - Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim
18th - Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
19th - Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
19th - Immortal Technique, American rapper
20th - Andrea Moody, Abbotsford BC, 4X100 swimmer (Olympics-96)
20th - Lauren Ambrose, American actress
20th - Jakki Degg, English glamour model/actress
20th - Jay Hernandez, American actor
20th - Julia Jentsch, German actress
21st - Park Eun-hye, South Korean actress
21st - Kim Ha Neul, South Korean actress
21st - Nicole Parker, American actress
23rd - Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing (Finland, Oly-98)
23rd - René Pérez, Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13)
24th - Louise Woodward, ELton England, nanny who killed Matthew Eappen
24th - Shinya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
24th - John Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run)
26th - Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer
26th - Marc Hynes, British racing driver
26th - John Tartaglia, Broadway performer and "Muppeteer"
27th - James Beattie, English footballer
28th - Marissa Perez, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1996)
28th - Jeanne Cherhal, French Singer-songwriter
28th - Benjamin Raich, Austrian Olympic skier
28th - Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
28th - Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 23 of 23

2nd - Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65
4th - Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73
5th - Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83
5th - Frans van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist, dies at 68
9th - Kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Fla at 12
9th - Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (b. 1893)
9th - Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935)
11th - James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84
11th - Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1904)
14th - Paul Governali, American professional football player (b. 1921)
15th - Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72
16th - E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895)
18th - Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
18th - Derrick De Marney, actor (Inheritance, Projected Man), dies at 71
18th - Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49
21st - Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901)
22nd - Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at 74
22nd - Phyllis McGinley, US poetess (Pulitzer 1961), dies at 72
25th - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58
27th - Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65
28th - Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73
28th - Philip Ahn, LA California, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu), dies at 66
28th - Philip Ahn, American actor (b. 1905)