1978 in the United States

none July 2014 February 2026 July 2014 1978 1978 Events from the year 1978 in the United States. 3 Incumbents Federal government President: Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) Vice President: Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Virginia) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) Congress: 95th State governments Governors and lieutenant governors Governors 30em Governor of Alabama: George Wallace (Democratic) Governor of Alaska: Jay Hammond (Republican) Governor of Arizona: Wesley Bolin (Democratic) (until March 4), Bruce Babbitt (Democratic) (starting March 4) Governor of Arkansas: David Pryor (Democratic) Governor of California: Jerry Brown (Democratic) Governor of Colorado: Richard Lamm (Democratic) Governor of Connecticut: Ella T. Grasso (Democratic) Governor of Delaware: Pierre S. du Pont, IV (Republican) Governor of Florida: Reubin Askew (Democratic) Governor of Georgia: George Busbee (Democratic) Governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi (Democratic) Governor of Idaho: John V. Evans (Democratic) Governor of Illinois: James R. Thompson (Republican) Governor of Indiana: Otis R. Bowen (Republican) Governor of Iowa: Robert D. Ray (Republican) Governor of Kansas: Robert F. Bennett (Republican) Governor of Kentucky: Julian M. Carroll (Democratic) Governor of Louisiana: Edwin W. Edwards (Democratic) Governor of Maine: James B. Longley (Independent) Governor of Maryland: Marvin Mandel (Democratic) Governor of Massachusetts: Michael Dukakis (Democratic) Governor of Michigan: William Milliken (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (Democratic) Governor of Mississippi: Cliff Finch (Democratic) Governor of Missouri: Joseph P. Teasdale (Democratic) Governor of Montana: Thomas Lee Judge (Democratic) Governor of Nebraska: J. James Exon (Democratic) Governor of Nevada: Mike O'Callaghan (Democratic) Governor of New Hampshire: Meldrim Thomson, Jr. (Republican) Governor of New Jersey: Brendan Byrne (Democratic) Governor of New Mexico: Jerry Apodaca (Democratic) Governor of New York: Hugh Carey (Democratic) Governor of North Carolina: Jim Hunt (Democratic) Governor of North Dakota: Arthur A. Link (Democratic) Governor of Ohio: Jim Rhodes (Republican) Governor of Oklahoma: David L. Boren (Democratic) Governor of Oregon: Robert W. Straub (Democratic) Governor of Pennsylvania: Milton Shapp (Democratic) Governor of Rhode Island: J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic) Governor of South Carolina: James B. Edwards (Republican) Governor of South Dakota: Richard F. Kneip (Democratic) (until July 24), Harvey L. Wollman (Democratic) (starting July 24) Governor of Tennessee: Ray Blanton (Democratic) Governor of Texas: Dolph Briscoe (Democratic) Governor of Utah: Scott M. Matheson (Democratic) Governor of Vermont: Richard A. Snelling (Republican) Governor of Virginia: Mills E. Godwin, Jr. (Republican) (until January 14), John N. Dalton (Republican) (starting January 14) Governor of Washington: Dixy Lee Ray (Democratic) Governor of West Virginia: Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) Governor of Wisconsin: Martin J. Schreiber (Democratic) Governor of Wyoming: Edgar J. Herschler (Democratic) Lieutenant governors 30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Jere Beasley (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Lowell Thomas, Jr. (Republican) (until December 4), Terry Miller (Republican) (starting December 4) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Joe Purcell (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of California: Mervyn M. Dymally (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: George L. Brown (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Robert K. Killian (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: James D. McGinnis (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Florida: J.H. Williams (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Zell Miller (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Nelson Doi (Democratic) (until December 2), Jean King (Democratic) (starting December 2) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: William J. Murphy (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Dave O'Neal (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Robert D. Orr (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Arthur A. Neu (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Shelby Smith (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Thelma Stovall (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Jimmy Fitzmorris (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Blair Lee III (political party unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Thomas P. O'Neill III (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James Damman (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Alec G. Olson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Evelyn Gandy (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: William C. Phelps (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Ted Schwinden (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Gerald Whelan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Robert E. Rose (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Robert E. Ferguson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Mary Anne Krupsak (Democratic) (until end of December 31) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: James C. Green (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Wayne G. Sanstead (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: Dick Celeste (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: George Nigh (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Ernest P. Kline (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Thomas R. DiLuglio (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Harvey L. Wollman (Democratic) (until July 23), vacant (starting July 23) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: William P. Hobby, Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Utah: David Smith Monson (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: T. Garry Buckley (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: John N. Dalton (Republican) (until January 14), Chuck Robb (Democratic) (starting January 14) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: John Cherberg (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Martin J. Schreiber (Democratic) Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law.Decisions of the United States Courts Involving Copyright https://books.google.com/books?id=Rqa7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA311 1985 U.S. Government Printing Office 311 Edward M. Davis retires from the Los Angeles Police Department, after 30 years on the force and more than 8 years as its police chief. January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as the Crown of St. Stephen) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. January 14–15 – The body of former U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, following his death from cancer. January 14 – The Sex Pistols hold their last concert, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. January 15 – Ted Bundy commits an infamous murder and assault at the Chi Omega Sorority House at Florida State University. January 15 – The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XII January 16 – Robert F. Rock succeeds Edward M. Davis as the LAPD's interim chief. January 19 – Federal Appeals Court Judge William H. Webster is appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. January 25–27 – The Great Blizzard of 1978 strikes the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes, causing 51 deaths in Ohio. January 28 – Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento", is arrested. February thumb|right|120px|February 5–7: Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 February 1 – Hollywood film director Roman Polanski flees to France to avoid sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. February 5–7 – The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100 and causing over US$520 million in damage. February 6 – The first Home Depot opens in Marietta, Georgia. February 8 – United States Senate proceedings are broadcast on radio for the first time.https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/treasures_of_congress/text/page25_text.html Advice and Consent: The Panama Canal Treaties archives.gov June 16, 2018 February 9 – The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Crouse Chuck Budd Car, the RDC Story 1990 Weekend Chief Publishing Mineola, NY 0-9612814-2-1 141 February 11 – Sixteen Unification Church couples wed in New York, New York. February 15 – Serial killer Ted Bundy is recaptured in Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola Police Make a Mark in History Pensacola Police Department pensacolapolice.com http://www.pensacolapolice.com/details.asp?pid=2482#Pensacola%20Police%20Make%20a%20Mark%20in%20History 2011-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426065319/http://www.pensacolapolice.com/details.asp?pid=2482 April 26, 2012 February 16 The Hillside Strangler, a serial killer prowling Los Angeles, claims a 10th and final victim. The first computer bulletin board system (CBBS) is created in Chicago. February 24 – Five men with mild mental-health issues from Yuba City, California disappear in the snow on their way home from a basketball game. In June, four of the bodies are discovered in the Sierra. The fifth, Gary Mathias, is never found. The circumstances surrounding their deaths remains a mystery. March March 3 – The New York Post publishes an article about David Rorvik's book The Cloning of Man, about a supposed cloning of a human being. March 6 – American porn publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed in Lawrenceville, Georgia. March 22 – Karl Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 28 – Stump v. Sparkman (435 U.S. 349): The Supreme Court of the United States hands down a 5–3 decision in a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. April April 2 – The CBS soap opera Dallas is launched. It is set to be aired later this year in several countries, including the United Kingdom by the BBC.https://dallasdecoder.com/2012/04/02/critique-dallas-episode-1-diggers-daughter/ Baker Chris Critique: 'Dallas' Episode 1 – 'Digger's Daughter' 2 April 2012 Dallas Decoder 22 August 2021 April 3 – The 50th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope for the final time, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Woody Allen's Annie Hall wins Best Picture, with Allen winning Best Director. George Lucas' Star Wars wins six awards, while Fred Zinnemann's Julia and Herbert Ross' The Turning Point both receive eleven nominations each. April 7 – President Jimmy Carter decides to postpone production of the neutron bomb – a weapon which kills people with radiation but leaves buildings relatively intact. April 10 – The Volkswagen Westmoreland Assembly plant near New Stanton, Pennsylvania is dedicated, having begun production of the Rabbit, the North American version of the Volkswagen Golf, the previous week.Wylie William H. Westmoreland Rabbits on Parade 91 287 A-1, A-6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fikcAAAAIBAJ&pg=3515,4968051&dq=volkswagen+westmoreland&hl=en The Pittsburgh Press 10 April 1978 24 August 2021 Volkswagen thus becomes the second non-American automobile manufacturer (after Rolls-Royce in 1921–1931) to open a plant in the United States.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948086,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080129131413/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948086,00.html 29 January 2008 U.S. Rabbit All Set to Hop 10 April 1978 Time 24 August 2021 (The plant closes in 1988.)http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_584609.html https://archive.today/20130131113533/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_584609.html 31 January 2013 Acton Robin Local workers recall East Huntingdon plant closing 24 August 2008 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 24 August 2021 April 18 – The U.S. Senate votes 68–32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999. April 25 – St. Paul, Minnesota becomes the second U.S. city to repeal its gay rights ordinance after Anita Bryant's successful 1977 anti-gay campaign in Dade County, Florida. April 27 – Willow Island disaster – In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia.https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/28/archives/51-killed-in-collapse-of-scaffold-at-power-plant-in-west-virginia.html Peterson Iver 51 Killed in Collapse of Scaffold at Power Plant in West Virginia 28 April 1978 The New York Times A1 3 September 2021 April 28 – WAC abolished; women integrated into regular Army. May May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit. May 20 – Mavis Hutchinson, 53, becomes the first woman to run across the U.S.; her trek took 69 days. May 25 – A bomb explodes in the security section of Northwestern University, wounding a security guard (the first Unabomber attack). May 26 – In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Resorts International, the first legal casino in the eastern United States, opens. May 28 – Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins his third race, and the first for car owner Jim Hall. June June 6 – California voters approve Proposition 13, which slashes property taxes nearly 60%. June 9 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints extends the priesthood and temple blessings to "all worthy males", ending a general policy of excluding "Canaanites" from priesthood ordination and temple ordinances. June 10 – Affirmed becomes only the 11th horse to ever win the Triple Crown by defeating Alydar in the 110th running of the Belmont Stakes.https://www.belmontstakes.com/history History of Belmont Stakes Racing Festival – Belmont Stakes – Belmont Stakes belmontstakes.com June 12 – Serial killer David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam," is sentenced to 365 years in prison. June 16 – The musical film Grease is released, starring 24-year-old New Jersey born actor John Travolta and 29-year-old British-Australian actress and singer Olivia Newton-John.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/releaseinfo Grease (1978) – IMDb IMDb June 19 – Garfield, which eventually becomes the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut nationwide. June 25 – The rainbow flag of the LGBT movement flies for the first time (in its original form) at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. June 28 The U.S. scientific satellite Seasat is launched. University of California Regents v. Bakke: The Supreme Court of the United States bars quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of programs which give advantages to minorities. June 29 – Actor Bob Crane is found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale, Arizona, apartment. The crime is never solved. August August 2 – President Jimmy Carter declares an unprecedented state emergency and evacuation immediately following the revelation that Niagara Falls, New York neighborhood Love Canal was built on a toxic waste dump. August 12 – During a preseason game against the Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley sustains a spinal cord injury on a hit from Jack Tatum, leaving Stingley a quadriplegic.http://espn-i.starwave.com/classic/s/moment010812-stingley-paralyzed.html Stingley paralyzed after being clocked by Tatum August 12, 1978 July 12, 2021 ESPN Classic Larry Schwartz dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070420020134/http://espn-i.starwave.com/classic/s/moment010812-stingley-paralyzed.html April 20, 2007 He will die from complications of his injury on April 5, 2007. August 13 – The 5.8 w y Santa Barbara earthquake affected the central coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing 65 injuries and $12 million in financial losses. August 17 – Double Eagle II becomes the first balloon to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean, flying from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France. August 18 – The first F-16 Fighting Falcon was delivered to the United States Air Force USAF September thumb|right|120px|September 17: Camp David Accords September 17 – Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland. September 18 – WKRP in Cincinnati premieres on CBS. September 25 PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides with a small private airplane and crashes in San Diego, California; 144 are killed. Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello makes its first appearance on Live from the Met, in a complete production of the opera starring Jon Vickers. This is the first complete television broadcast of the opera in the U.S. since the historic 1948 one. October October 2 – The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 5–4 at Fenway Park to clinch the AL East after being 14 games out of first place only two months earlier. The Yankees would eventually go on to defeat the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers and win the World Series. October 4 – Pier 39 opens on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, as a tourist attraction. October 10 – President Jimmy Carter signs a bill that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar. October 14 – President Jimmy Carter signs a bill into law which allows homebrewing of beer in the United States. October 17 – The New York Yankees clinch their 22nd World Series championship, defeating the Dodgers 7–2 in Los Angeles and winning the Series 4 games to 2. October 25 – John Carpenter's low-budget slasher film, Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, is released. October 27 – President Jimmy Carter signs the Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act, adjusting the government's economic goals to include full employment, growth in production, price stability, and balance of trade and budget. November November 7 – California voters defeat the Briggs Initiative that would have prohibited gay school teachers. November 10 – Theodore Roosevelt and Badlands National Park is established. November 17 – The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS; this is its first and only airing. November 18 – Mass murder/suicide of 909 Americans in Jonestown, Guyana under the direction of Jim Jones. November 19 – The first U.S. Take Back the Night march occurs in San Francisco. November 16 – A Fire occurs at a Holiday Inn in Greece, New York, leaving 10 people dead November 27 – In San Francisco, California, Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former Supervisor Dan White. James Stuart Olson James Stuart Olson Historical Dictionary of the 1970s 1999 Greenwood Publishing Group 978-0-313-30543-6 Chronology https://books.google.com/books?id=YKkF8vQRcp0C&pg=PA369 registration https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00olso_0 December December 3 – The Southern Crescent passenger train derails at Shipman, Virginia, killing six and injuring 60.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5DUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=er4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1100,475596&dq=crescent+shipman&hl=en Investigators probe fatal train wreck Anchorage Daily News 1978-12-05 2016-09-19 https://archive.today/20120713124241/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5DUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=er4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1100,475596&dq=crescent+shipman&hl=en 2012-07-13 dead December 4 – Dianne Feinstein succeeds the murdered George Moscone as San Francisco, California's first woman mayor (she serves until January 8, 1988). December 11 – Lufthansa heist: Six men rob a Lufthansa cargo facility in New York City's Kennedy airport. December 13 – The first Susan B. Anthony dollar enters circulation. December 15 Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to go into default since the Great Depression, under Mayor Dennis Kucinich. Superman is released in theaters in the United States. December 22 – Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who is subsequently convicted of the murder of 33 young men, is arrested. December 28 – United Airlines Flight 173 during a flight leg from Denver, Colorado, to Portland, Oregon, makes a forced emergency landing in a suburban neighborhood in Portland after running out of fuel, killing 10 of 189 people on board.2018-11-15 The deadly Portland plane crash that changed airline industry https://www.koin.com/news/the-deadly-portland-plane-crash-that-changed-airline-industry/ 2023-12-04 KOIN.com Full date unknown Ford initiates a recall for the Pinto because of a public outcry resulting from deaths associated with gas tank explosions. The New York International Bible Society's New International Version of the complete Bible translated into modern American English is published. Ongoing Cold War (1947–1991) Détente (c. 1969–1979) 1970s energy crisis (1973–1980) Births January thumb|100px|Karina Smirnoff thumb|100px|January Jones thumb|100px|Brent Smith thumb|100px|Jeremy Camp thumb|100px|Josh Thompson thumb|100px|Kristen Schaal thumb|100px|Liz Carey January 2 – Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-born dancer January 3 Kimberley Locke, singer Shawnna, rapper January 5 America Olivo, actress January Jones, actress January 6 Casey Fossum, baseball player Bubba Franks, football player January 7 Israel Keyes, convicted serial killer (d. 2012)2024-01-31 Israel Keyes: A Calculating and Cruel American Serial Killer https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyes 2025-07-24 Biography en-US Kevin Mench, baseball player January 9 Chad Johnson, football player and actor AJ McLean, pop singer/songwriter and member of the Backstreet Boys January 10 Bang Belushi, rapper Niya Butts, basketball player and coach Brent Smith, singer and frontman for Shinedown Tamina Snuka, wrestler and actress January 11 Lazare Adingono, Cameroonian-born basketball player and coach Mark Aylor, rugby player January 12 Stephen Abas, wrestler and mixed martial artist Jeremy Camp, Christian singer/songwriter January 13 Aaron Boone, football player Nate Silver, statistician, psephologist, and writer Michael H. Weber, screenwriter and producer January 14 Eddie Berlin, football player Shawn Crawford, Olympic sprinter January 15 – Eddie Cahill, actor January 18 J Anthony Allen, composer and producer Daniel Alvarez, soccer player January 19 Amanda Augustus, tennis player Matt Brass, politician January 20 – Joy Giovanni, wrestler, model, and actress January 21 Chris Brown, football player Phil Stacey, singer and American Idol contestant January 23 Stephanie Arnold, Olympic archer Jason Bishop, illusionist and magician E. Kidd Bogart, songwriter, music publisher, and record executive Josh Thompson, country singer January 24 – Kristen Schaal, actress, comedian, and writer January 25 Jenny Benson, soccer player Ben Brown, blogger Liz Carey, actress, comedian, personality, podcaster, and writer B. J. Whitmer, wrestler January 26 Jake Arians, football player Kelly Stables, actress January 27 Aaron Best, football player and coach Jonathan Byrd, golfer January 28 – Big Freedia, musician January 29 Rob Bironas, football player (d. 2014) Arūnas Bižokas, Lithuanian-born ballroom dancer Brian Windhorst, basketball journalist January 30 – Donald Barrett, drummer January 31 Brad Rutter, game show champion (Jeopardy!) Sean Smith, diplomat (d. 2012) February thumb|100px|Kelly Sullivan thumb|100px|Ashton Kutcher thumb|100px|Danai Gurira thumb|100px|Jay Hernandez thumb|100px|Darren Soto thumb|100px|Adam Kinzinger thumb|100px|Geoffrey Arend February 1 – Dusty Bergman, baseball player February 2 Eden Espinosa, actress and singer Chris 'Romanski' Romano, actor, writer, producer, and director Rich Sommer, actor February 3 Rashon Burno, basketball player and coach Arvie Lowe Jr., actor Eliza Schneider, actress Kelly Sullivan, actress February 5 Ikaika Anderson, politician Nick Allen Brown, author Brian Russell, football player February 7 Tom Blankenship, bassist for My Morning Jacket Ashton Kutcher, screen actor and venture capitalist February 8 – Donald Betts, politician February 9 David Allen, football player Clarice Assad, Brazilian-born composer, pianist, arranger, singer, and educator February 10 Nick Basile, director, producer, actor, and screenwriter David Berry, entrepreneur and business executive Cedrick Bowers, baseball player Reshea Bristol, basketball player February 11 Andrew Bayes, football player Laurel Braitman, science historian and writer Brent Butler, baseball player February 12 Brian Chase, drummer for Yeah Yeah Yeahs Busdriver, rapper February 13 – Mike Brown, football player February 14 Courtney Brown, football player Patrick J. Bumatay, judge Danai Gurira, actress and playwright Richard Hamilton, basketball player February 16 Bassnectar, DJ and record producer John Tartaglia, actor February 17 – Jacob Wetterling, kidnapping victim (d. 1989) February 18 – Winny Brodt-Brown, ice hockey player February 19 Antimc, hip hop producer Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, director, writer, actor, and musician Immortal Technique, Peruvian-born rapper Kenyatta Wright, football player February 20 Lauren Ambrose, actress and producer Jay Hernandez, actor and fashion model February 21 Erick Barkley, basketball player Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-born actor and comedian Nicole Parker, actress, comedian, writer, podcaster, and singer February 22 Dhani Jones, football player Gus Sorola, actor and podcast host February 24 Corey Benjamin, basketball player John Nolan, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for Taking Back Sunday T. W. Shannon, politician DeWayne Wise, baseball player February 25 Big Ali, rapper and songwriter Darren Soto, politician February 26 – Molly Antopol, fiction and nonfiction writer February 27 James Briggs, keyboardist for The Aquabats Adam Kinzinger, politician February 28 – Geoffrey Arend, actor March thumb|100px|Jensen Ackles thumb|100px|Antonio Brown thumb|100px|Nick Zano thumb|100px|Benjamin Burnley thumb|100px|Camille Anderson thumb|100px|Kevin Federline thumb|100px|Perez Hilton March 1 Jensen Ackles, actor Joe Block, radio and television announcer Mya Byrne, singer/songwriter Donovan Patton, actor, television host, and singer March 2 Sebastian Janikowski, football player Mike Naig, politician March 3 Yeremiah Bell, football player Antonio Brown, football player Matt Diaz, baseball player March 4 – Nate Ackerman, British-born mathematician and wrestler March 6 Mike Jackson, politician Sage Rosenfels, football player March 7 – Mike Reese, politician (d. 2021) March 8 – Nick Zano, actor March 9 Nathan Beard, politician LaKeysia Beene, soccer player MickDeth, bassist and guitarist (d. 2013) March 10 – Benjamin Burnley, singer and frontman for Breaking Benjamin March 12 Camille Anderson, actress, model, and television host Neal Obermeyer, editorial cartoonist Claudio Sanchez, alternative rock musician and writer for Coheed & Cambria March 13 Ben Allen, politician Jason Bergmann, strongman competitor Tom Danielson, cyclist Kenny Watson, football player March 14 – Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, Azerbaijani-born writer, lecturer, philanthropist, and activist March 15 – Marshal Dutton, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Hinder March 16 Ed Ableser, politician Jake Bailey, make-up artist and photographer (d. 2015) Brooke Burns, fashion model and actress Matthew Montgomery, actor Matt Pryor, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for The Get Up Kids March 17 Dan Alexander, football player Jason Baker, football player Patrick Seitz, voice actor March 18 Antonio Margarito, Mexican-born boxer Freddie Eugene Owens, convicted murderer (d. 2024) March 19 – Jason Barrett, politician March 20 Mike Bynum, baseball player Mark Alan Lee, Navy SEAL (d. 2006) March 21 Jeff Bajenaru, baseball player La Chat, rapper Kevin Federline, dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler, and DJ March 22 – Josh Heupel, football player March 23 Nicholle Tom, actress Perez Hilton, actor and blogger Ryan Grim, author and journalist March 24 – Amir Arison, actor March 27 – Dee Brown, baseball player March 28 – Case Brittain, attorney and politician March 29 Eric Bruntlett, baseball player Taylor Marshall, YouTuber, priest, and academic March 30 – Josh Bard, baseball player March 31 – Sonia Chang-Díaz, politician April thumb|100px|Lauren Ridloff thumb|100px|Austin Aries thumb|100px|Chris Stapleton thumb|100px|James Franco thumb|100px|Stana Katic thumb|100px|Pablo Schreiber April 1 Brian Allen, football player Jason Bell, football player and TV pundit April 2 Nick Berg, businessman and beheading victim (d. 2004) John Gall, baseball player Scott Lynch, author Jaime Ray Newman, actress, producer, and singer April 3 – Mehrsa Baradaran, Iranian-born law professor April 4 – Jason Ellison, baseball player April 5 Brandon Backe, baseball player Gerard Bush, director, writer, producer, author, and activist Stephen Jackson, basketball player April 6 Bro Safari, moombahton, trap, and dubstep producer Tim Hasselbeck, football player Lauren Ridloff, actress April 12 Kelly Arnold, politician Andru Bemis, musician Scott Crary, director, producer, and writer Riley Smith, actor April 13 DeVon Franklin, actor, producer, author, and motivational speaker Kyle Howard, actor Chris Sligh, singer April 15 Austin Aries, wrestler Milton Bradley, baseball player Chris Stapleton, country singer and guitarist April 16 – Duane Betts, singer/songwriter and guitarist for The Allman Betts Band April 17 Tarn Adams, computer game programmer Chris Booker, radio and television personality April 18 Ajmal Ahmady, Afghan-born economist and politician Pat Batteaux, football player April 19 K. Tempest Bradford, science fiction and fantasy author and editor James Franco, actor Joanna Gaines, television personality, host, and chef April 20 Rebecca Makkai, novelist and short story writer Matthew Wilkas, actor, playwright, and television personality April 21 Molly Bloom, author Branden Steineckert, drummer for Rancid and The Used (2001–2006) April 22 DJ Drama, DJ, record executive, and music promoter Manu Intiraymi, actor April 23 – Ian Brennan, screenwriter, director and actor April 24 Tim Bainey Jr., stock car racing driver Marcus Brunson, sprinter April 25 – Ben Bridwell, singer/songwriter and frontman for Band of Horses April 26 Avant, R&B singer Joe Crede, baseball player Stana Katic, Canadian-born actress Pablo Schreiber, Canadian-born actor April 27 – Jim James, guitarist and frontman for My Morning Jacket April 28 – Robert Oliveri, actor April 29 – Bob and Mike Bryan, tennis team and twin brothers April 30 – Kim Black, Olympic swimmer May thumb|100px|James Badge Dale thumb|100px|Shaun T thumb|100px|Kenan Thompson thumb|100px|Malin Akerman thumb|100px|Jason Biggs thumb|100px|David Krumholtz thumb|100px|Zoltan Bathory thumb|100px|Greg Steube thumb|100px|Ginnifer Goodwin thumb|100px|Jake Johnson May 1 James Badge Dale, actor Nick Traina, singer/songwriter (Link 80) (d. 1997) Michael Russell, tennis player May 2 Rob Bruchman, politician Shaun T, fitness trainer May 3 Paul Banks, British-born singer, guitarist, and frontman for Interpol Walter Bernard, football player May 4 Erin Andrews, television host and personality James Harrison, football player May 6 John Abraham, football player Erik Anderson, ice hockey player May 7 Brian Clevinger, author Shawn Marion, basketball player May 8 – Matthew Davis, actor May 9 Antwain Britt, mixed martial artist Daniel Franzese, actor Aaron Harang, baseball player May 10 Geoff Abrams, tennis player Todd Gloria, politician, mayor of San Diego, California (2013–2014, 2020–present) Kenan Thompson, actor and comedian May 11 Courtney Banghart, basketball player and coach Lisa Bender, politician Scott Matzka, ice hockey player (d. 2018) May 12 Malin Akerman, Swedish-born actress and model Jason Biggs, actor Dee Brown, football player Josh Phelps, baseball player May 13 Brooke Anderson, television host and correspondent Mike Bibby, basketball player Ryan Bukvich, baseball player Barry Zito, baseball player May 15 Josh Burns, mixed martial artist David Krumholtz, actor Krissy Taylor, model (d. 1995) May 16 Josh Arnold, radio personality Zoltan Bathory, Hungarian-born guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch Nick Bierbrodt, baseball player Courtney Blades, softball player Vincent LaRusso, actor May 17 Lisa Brennan-Jobs, writer Kat Foster, actress May 18 Carolina Bermudez, radio presenter May 19 – Greg Steube, politician May 20 – Harold Blackmon, football player May 21 – Briana Banks, German-born pornographic actress and model May 22 Meghan Addy, sprinter Esao Andrews, painter Ginnifer Goodwin, actress Daniel Rodimer, wrestler, football player, and political candidate May 23 Anthony Buich, football player Jesse Heiman, actor and comedian Mike Gonzalez, baseball player Carolyn Moos, model and basketball player Scott Raynor, drummer May 24 Amy Becher, curler Ronald Blackshear, basketball player Bryan Greenberg, actor May 25 Cory Arcangel, post-conceptual artist Brian Urlacher, football player May 26 Rich Brzeski, lacrosse player Phil Elvrum, singer-songwriter and guitarist Benji Gregory, actor May 27 Hugo Armando, tennis player James Bettcher, football coach Adin Brown, soccer player and coach May 28 Adam Robitel, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Jake Johnson, actor and comedian May 29 – Lorenzo Odone, American adrenoleukodystrophy patient (d. 2008) May 31 – Eli Bremer, Olympic pentathlete June thumb|100px|Nikki Cox thumb|100px|Justin Long thumb|100px|Robin Lord Taylor thumb|100px|Nick Kroll thumb|100px|Bill Hader thumb|100px|DJ Qualls thumb|100px|Joshua Jackson thumb|100px|Zoe Saldaña thumb|100px|Rampage Jackson thumb|100px|Charlamagne tha God thumb|100px|Nicole Scherzinger June 1 Danny Boyd, football player Matthew Hittinger, poet and author Link Neal, musician, comedian, and internet personality June 2 Nikki Cox, actress and comedy writer Justin Long, actor June 4 Mike Apple, soccer player Scott Cawthon, video game developer and writer Josh McDermitt, actor and comedian Robin Lord Taylor, actor June 5 – Nick Kroll, actor and comedian June 6 Judith Barsi, actress and murder victim (d. 1988) Marla Brumfield, basketball player J. T. Buck, composer, lyricist, stage director, and project coordinator June 7 Tony Ahn, singer and member of H.O.T. Jesse Ball, poet, fiction writer and artist Bill Hader, actor June 8 – Maria Menounos, actress, journalist, and television presenter June 9 Matt Adamczyk, politician Michaela Conlin, actress Shandi Finnessey, beauty queen and actress Hayden Schlossberg, screenwriter, director, and producer Brian Patrick Wade, actor and physical trainer June 10 Raheem Brock, football player Mr. Del, Christian rapper and music producer DJ Qualls, actor, producer, and model Shane West, actor, punk rock musician, and songwriter June 11 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian-born actor June 12 David Buchwald, politician Jeremy Rowley, character actor and comedian Timothy Simons, actor Shiloh Strong, actor June 13 Jake Bronstein, marketer, entrepreneur, internet and television personality, and blogger Ethan Embry, actor Andy Gerold, rock bassist June 14 Jason Anavitarte, politician Clark Boyd, politician June 17 – Matthew Alan, actor June 18 Ben Gleib, media personality Tara Platt, voice actress and actress June 19 Tarise Bryson, basketball player Zoe Saldaña, actress June 20 Linda Arsenio, actress and model Dave Barnes, singer/songwriter Amanda Basica, tennis player Mike Birbiglia, actor, comedian, and writer Rampage Jackson, mixed martial arts fighter Bobby Seay, baseball player June 21 – Michelle Au, anesthesiologist and politician June 22 Champ Bailey, football player Matt Doherty, actor June 23 James Atkins, football player Memphis Bleek, rapper Jeremy Horn, musician and songwriter Nick LaLota, politician June 24 Ariel Pink, musician Adam Pearce, wrestler June 25 Cookie Belcher, basketball player Luke Scott, baseball player Marcus Stroud, football player June 26 Rashidi Barnes, football player Tavorris Bell, streetball player June 27 Malik Allen, basketball player Scott Bower, soccer player Courtney Ford, actress Marc Terenzi, pop singer June 28 – Courtney Burton, boxer June 29 Charlamagne tha God, radio and TV personality Sam Farrar, bassist for Phantom Planet (1994–2012) and Maroon 5 Nicole Scherzinger, actress and singer June 30 LaVar Arrington, football player Chris Bos, politician Pat Dennis, American football player Jason Schimmel, musician and producer Nate Winkel, soccer player July thumb|100px|Jesse Leach thumb|100px|Tia Mowry thumb|100px|Tamera Mowry thumb|100px|Sturgill Simpson thumb|100px|Jesse Watters thumb|100px|Topher Grace thumb|100px|Michelle Rodriguez thumb|100px|Josh Hartnett thumb|100px|Nikema Williams thumb|100px|Zac Brown July 1 Edwina Brown, basketball player Hillary Tuck, actress July 2 – Kathryn Sophia Belle, philosopher and professor July 3 Ian Anthony Dale, actor Jon Anik, mixed martial artist Cornelius Anthony, football player Jesse Leach, singer and frontman for Killswitch Engage Alex Scales, basketball player July 4 Lanhee Chen, advisor, attorney, and academic Becki Newton, actress Tony Reali, sports personality July 6 Adam Busch, actor, director, and singer Tia and Tamera Mowry, actresses and twins July 7 Chris Andersen, basketball player Jesse Ball, novelist and poet July 8 Jenny Adams, hurdler Rachael Lillis, actress Erin Morgenstern, artist and author Sturgill Simpson, country singer/songwriter July 9 Kyle Davis, actor Sundance Head, singer Jesse Watters, political commentator and talk show host July 10 – Jesse Lacey, singer/songwriter July 12 Jim Arthur, football coach Topher Grace, actor Michelle Rodriguez, actress July 13 – Jessica Barth, actress July 14 – Mike Burns, baseball player July 15 Matt Mitrione, mixed martial artist Greg Sestero, actor, filmmaker, model and author July 16 – Brian Bianchini, model and actor (d. 2004) July 17 Mike Knox, wrestler Panda Bear, musician Mike Pellicciotti, politician July 18 Crystal Mangum, murderer responsible for making false rape allegations in the Duke lacrosse case Ben Sheets, baseball player July 19 Mark Proksch, actor and comedian R. 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Williams, media and Internet entrepreneur, and former child actor July 20 Chris Sligh, singer-songwriter and producer Will Solomon, basketball player Elliott Yamin, singer July 21 Justin Bartha, actor Beer City Bruiser, wrestler Josh Hartnett, actor Brandon Heath, singer/songwriter July 22 Ian Allen, football player Candace Kroslak, actress July 23 – Lauren Groff, fiction writer July 24 – Michael Boireau, football player July 25 Teresa Benitez-Thompson, politician Elizabeth Ann Bennett, actress Gerard Warren, football player July 26 – Major Applewhite, football player and coach July 27 Matthew Beaton, political figure and business executive Sandra Colton, dancer July 28 – Julian Peterson, football player July 29 – Mike Adams, baseball player July 30 Josh Bonifay, baseball player Brian Sicknick, police officer who was killed during the United States Capitol attack (d. 2021) Nikema Williams, politician July 31 Zac Brown, country singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Zac Brown Band Nick Sorensen, football player and sportscaster August thumb|100px|Kurt Busch thumb|100px|Andy Samberg thumb|100px|Kobe Bryant thumb|100px|Kel Mitchell thumb|100px|Jess Margera thumb|100px|Kelly Overton August 2 – Ty O'Neal, actor August 3 – Shanelle Workman, actress August 4 Luke Allen, baseball player (d. 2022) Michael Brown, producer and filmmaker Kurt Busch, stock car racing driver August 5 Will Allen, football player Bryan Bracey, basketball player Nick Bradford, basketball player Henry Buchanan, boxer August 6 Marisa Miller, supermodel Freeway, rapper August 8 Kurt Anderson, football player and coach Countess Vaughn, actress August 10 Cory Bird, football player Jesse Boulerice, ice hockey player August 11 – Chris Kelly, rapper, "Mac Daddy" of the hip-hop duo Kris Kross (d. 2013) August 12 Pazuzu Algarad, Satanist and convicted murderer (d. 2015) Derrick Burgess, football player August 13 – Michael Bennett, football player August 15 Jennie Eisenhower, actress Kerri Walsh Jennings, beach volleyball player August 17 – Alexandr Kirsanov, Russian-born Azerbaijani-American ice skater (d. 2025) August 18 Kevin Barry, baseball player Jaclyn Bernstein, actress Andy Samberg, actor August 19 David Boston, football player Chris Capuano, baseball player August 20 Noah Bean, actor Monty Beisel, football player Freddie Bruno, Christian hip hop musician August 21 – Reuben Droughns, football player August 23 Kenny Bartram, freestyle motocross rider Kobe Bryant, basketball player (d. 2020) Julian Casablancas, singer/songwriter and musician August 24 – Beth Riesgraf, actress August 25 – Kel Mitchell, actor August 26 Ben Archibald, football player Drew Bennett, football player Patrick Brown, engineer, producer, and studio owner Cedric Burnside, blues musician Julian Casablancas, singer/songwriter and musician Amanda Schull, actress and ballerina August 27 – Shaun Weiss, actor and comedian August 28 Max Collins, singer/songwriter, frontman and bassist for Eve 6 Rachel Kimsey, actress Jess Margera, drummer for CKY Kelly Overton, actress August 30 Rodregis Brooks, football player Cliff Lee, baseball player August 31 – Adam Laxalt, politician September thumb|100px|Wes Bentley thumb|100px|Ben McKenzie thumb|100px|Ron DeSantis thumb|100px|Stephanie Murphy thumb|100px|Anthony Mackie thumb|100px|Candice Michelle September 1 – Jessie Hoffman Jr., convicted murderer (executed 2025) September 2 – Courtland Bullard, football player September 4 Lamont Barnes, basketball player Wes Bentley, actor September 6 Cisco Adler, musician and record producer Frank Brooks, baseball player Adrienne Maree Brown, writer, activist, and facilitator Foxy Brown, rapper Natalia Cigliuti, actress September 7 – Sarah E. 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Little, composer and drummer October 26 Tyondai Braxton, composer and musician Byron Donalds, politician CM Punk, wrestler and martial artist Antonio Pierce, football player October 27 Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist Andrew Bell, British-born artist and founder of Dead Zebra Inc. Dusty Bonner, football player David Walton, actor October 28 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, politician Byron Donalds, politician Justin Guarini, singer and American Idol contestant October 29 – Travis Henry, football player October 30 – Matthew Morrison, actor, dancer, and singer October 31 – Brian Hallisay, actor November thumb|100px|Tim McIlrath thumb|100px|Bubba Watson thumb|100px|Sisqó thumb|100px|Diplo thumb|100px|Eve thumb|100px|Katherine Heigl thumb|100px|Lauren German thumb|100px|Robert Kirkman November 1 Big Kuntry King, rapper Jeremy Glazer, actor Mary Kate Schellhardt, actress Jessica Valenti, blogger and writer November 2 – William D. Swenson, Army Lt. 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D. Aubert, actress, fashion model, and singer Chris Başak, baseball player Ron Browz, recording artist and record producer Jason Bulger, baseball player December 7 Jaime Ambriz, soccer player Shiri Appleby, actress Idrees Bashir, football player Jeff Nichols, director and screenwriter Ronald J. Shurer, army medic (d. 2020) December 8 Mike Barr, football player Kenny Brunner, basketball player Ian Somerhalder, actor Vernon Wells, baseball player December 9 Nick Bruel, author Jesse Metcalfe, actor December 10 John Arigo, basketball player Brandon Novak, motivational speaker, author, skateboarder, and stunt performer Summer Phoenix, actress December 11 – Courtney Henggeler, actress December 12 Brandon Adams, poker player Teryn Ashley, tennis player Erick Baker, singer/songwriter December 13 Cameron Douglas, actor B.J. Penn, martial artistWillis Dorothy The New Improved Version of BJ Penn, UFC MMA Warrior https://bleacherreport.com/articles/36718-the-new-improved-version-of-bj-penn-ufc-mma-warrior 2024-08-23 Bleacher Report December 14 – Cedric Bonner, football player December 15 Coffey Anderson, country singer/songwriter Ned Brower, drummer and vocalist for Rooney Jerome McDougle, American football player December 16 Scott Bailey, actor Eric 'Kaine' Jackson, rapper and member of Ying Yang Twins December 17 Beau Burchell, guitarist and vocalist for Saosin Marc Lamont Hill, activist and political commentator Chase Utley, baseball player December 18 Chad Brown, horse trainer Michael Christopher Brown, photographer Josh Dallas, actor Katie Holmes, actress Ravi Patel, actor December 19 – Patrick Casey, screenwriter and actor December 20 – Jacqueline Saburido, Venezuelan-born social activist (d. 2019) December 21 Mike Vitar, actor and firefighter Rutina Wesley, actress December 22 Danny Ahn, rapper for g.o.d Anthony Jeselnik, comedian, writer, actor, and producer December 23 P. J. Alexander, football player Andra Davis, football player December 24 – Tony Angelo, drift racer and stunt driver December 25 – Jeremy Strong, actor December 27 – Yasemin Besen-Cassino, sociologist and professor December 28 John Legend, R&B singer/songwriter August Pfluger, politician December 29 B-Boy, wrestler LaToya London, singer Angelo Taylor, athlete December 30 Sari Anderson, multisport and endurance athlete Devin Brown, basketball player Vanessa Short Bull, beauty pageant titleholder Tyrese Gibson, singer/songwriter, rapper, actor, model, and screenwriter Andrea Tantaros, television host, political analyst, and commentator December 31 Craig Wayne Boyd, country music singer Johnny Sins, adult film star Full date unknown thumb|100px|Stella Abrera thumb|100px|Evan Blass thumb|100px|William Michael Boyle Eric Abrahamsen, translator for the Chinese language Stella Abrera, Philippine-born ballerina Adeem, rapper Deborah Ager, poet Tanya Aguiñiga, artist Allison Ahlfeldt, Paralympic volleyball player Nilo Alcala, Philippine-born composer Dick Allen, bowler Kalliope Amorphous, artist Ryan G. Anderson, convicted terrorist Apexer, artist Bomani Armah, vocalist Asencio, painter Josh Azzarella, artist Christian Baldini, opera and orchestra conductor Simon Barrett, actor, producer, and screenwriter Matt Bean, journalist Claire Beckett, photographer Vaughn Bell, artist Christopher Belmonte, radio personality Stacey Bendet, fashion designer and founder of Alice + Olivia Ruha Benjamin, Indian-born sociologist and professor Paul Bennecke, political consultant Jenn Bennett, German-born author and novelist Kathryn Biber, lawyer and political counsel Melanie Bilenker, artist Margot Black, tenant rights organizer, activist, grass-roots lobbyist, and political candidate Sara Black, artist Craig Blais, poet M. Blash, director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist Evan Blass, blogger, editor, and phone leaker J. T. Blatty, photojournalist and Army Captain Kevin Blechdom, experimental electronic musician and performance artist Jaswinder Bolina, poet William Michael Boyle, author Alex Brewer, artist Sean Brock, chef Kelsey Brookes, artist Julia Brown, artist Laurie Brown, photographer Kasey Buckles, professor of economics Noah Buschel, director and screenwriter Rhett Ayers Butler, journalist and author Toby Lightman, singer/songwriter Deaths Deaths in 1978 thumb|126x126px|Hubert Humphrey 100px|thumb|Kurt Gödel 100px|thumb|Philip Ahn 100px|thumb|Lucius D. Clay 100px|thumb|Thomas Wyatt Turner 100px|thumb|Bill Lear 100px|thumb|Bob Crane 100px|thumb|Charles Boyer 100px|thumb|Jack L. Warner 100px|thumb|Gig Young 100px|thumb|Gene Tunney 100px|thumb|Jim Jones January 6 – John D. MacArthur, businessman and philanthropist (born 1897) January 9 – Robert Daniel Murphy, diplomat (born 1894) January 13 Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969 (born 1911) Joe McCarthy, baseball manager (born 1887) January 14 Blossom Rock, actress (born 1895) Kurt Gödel, mathematician (born 1906 in Austria-Hungary) January 18 Carl Betz, actor (born 1921) Junius Matthews, actor (born 1890) January 20 – Gilbert Highet, classicist, academic, writer, intellectual, critic and literary historian (born 1906 in Scotland) January 23 Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1946) Jack Oakie, actor (born 1903) January 30 – Thomas Finney, lawyer and political strategist (born 1925)Thomas Finney, Lawyer, Political Strategist, Dies https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/02/01/thomas-finney-lawyer-political-strategist-dies/dd8ecb8a-a8c7-4e66-bec0-32d4dd33c73a/ The Washington Post 12 July 2023 February 1, 1978 February 9 – Warren King, cartoonist (born 1916) February 14 – Claude Binyon, screenwriter and director (born 1905) February 16 – Edward Lindberg, Olympic track athlete (born 1886) February 18 – Maggie McNamara, actress (born 1928) February 22 Phyllis McGinley, children's story writer and poet (born 1905) C. Paul Jennewein, sculptor (born 1890 in Germany) Dennie Moore, actress (born 1902) Ernest Palmer, cinematographer (born 1885) February 28 Philip Ahn, actor (born 1905) Zara Cully, actress (born 1892) March 13 – John Cazale, film actor (born 1935) March 18 Leigh Brackett, science fiction author (born 1915) Peggy Wood, actress (born 1892) March 19 – Faith Baldwin, romantic novelist and poet (born 1893) March 22 Sonora Smart Dodd, founder of Father's Day (born 1882) Karl Wallenda, circus performer (born 1905) John Hall Wheelock, poet (born 1886) March 23 – Bill Kenny, vocalist (born 1914) March 31 – Charles Best, American-Canadian medical scientist (born 1899) April 9 – Michael Wilson, screenwriter (born 1914) April 13 – Louella Ballerino, fashion designer (born 1900) April 16 – Lucius D. Clay, military governor of Germany from 1947 to 1949 (born 1898) April 19 – Joe Dougherty, first voice of Porky Pig (born 1898) April 21 – Thomas Wyatt Turner, civil rights activist, biologist and educator; first African American to receive a doctorate from Cornell (born 1877) April 22 – Will Geer, actor, activist, and musician (born 1902) May 1 – Edgar Church, comic book collector (born 1888) May 6 – Ethelda Bleibtrey, Olympic swimmer (born 1902)Ethelda Bleibtrey https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ethelda-Bleibtrey Encyclopædia Britannica 8 March 2021 May 12 – Louis Zukofsky, modernist poet (born 1904) May 14 – Bill Lear, inventor and businessman (born 1902) May 16 – William Steinberg, conductor (born 1899) May 22 Joe Colombo, gangster (born 1923) Aubrey Fitch, admiral (born 1883) June 3 – Frank Stanford, poet, suicide (born 1948) June 5 – Joseph Montoya, politician (born 1915) June 9 – Chief Tahachee, writer and actor (born 1904) June 18 – Walter C. Alvarez, physician and writer (born 1884) June 29 – Bob Crane, actor, drummer, disc jockey, and radio personality (born 1928) July 10 – John D. Rockefeller III, philanthropist (born 1906) July 18 – Claude P. Dettloff, photographer (born 1899) July 26 – Mary Blair, artist, animator, and designer (born 1911) July 31 – Enoch Light, violinist, danceband leader, recording engineer (born 1907) August 2 – Totie Fields, comedian (born 1930) August 4 – Frank Fontaine, comedian and singer (born 1920) August 5 – Queenie Smith, actress (born 1898) August 14 – Joe Venuti, jazz violinist (born 1903) August 21 – Charles Eames, architect and designer (born 1907) August 24 Louis Prima, swing singer and bandleader (born 1910) Pat Paterson, actress (born 1910 in England) August 26 – Charles Boyer, film actor (born 1899 in France) August 27 – Gordon Matta-Clark, artist, cancer (born 1943) August 28 – Bruce Catton, Civil War historian, Pulitzer Prize winner in 1954 (born 1899) August 31 – Lee Garmes, cinematographer (born 1899) September 6 – Tom Wilson, record producer (born 1931) September 9 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American film executive (born 1892) September 11 – Mike Gazella, baseball player (born 1895) September 12 – Frank Ferguson, actor (born 1899) September 18 – Evelyn Berckman, novelist (born 1900) September 24 Lyman Bostock, baseball player, killed (born 1950) Ruth Etting, "torch" singer (born 1896) September 30 – Edgar Bergen, actor and ventriloquist (born 1903) October 4 – Roy L. Dennis, American teenager with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (born 1961) October 8 Bertha Parker Pallan, Native American archaeologist (born 1907) Karl Swenson, actor (born 1908) October 10 – Ralph Metcalfe, sprinter and U.S. Congressman (born 1910) October 12 – Nancy Spungen, groupie and girlfriend of Sid Vicious, killed (born 1958) October 16 Dan Dailey, actor (born 1915) Eddie Stumpf, baseball player (born 1894) October 19 – Gig Young, actor (born 1913) October 23 – Maybelle Carter, musician (born 1909) November 7 Cattle Annie, outlaw with Little Britches (born 1882)The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Gene Tunney, professional boxer (born 1897) November 8 – Norman Rockwell, painter and illustrator (born 1894) November 15 – Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist (born 1901)Margaret Mead Biography, Theory, Books, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Mead Encyclopædia Britannica 16 February 2020 November 18 Jim Jones, American cult leader (born 1931) Leo Ryan, politician (born 1925) November 25 – Elaine Esposito, coma victim (born 1934) November 27 – Harvey Milk, politician and gay activist, killed (born 1930) December 3 – William Grant Still, "the Dean" of African American composers (born 1895) December 10 – Ed Wood, American filmmaker, actor, writer, producer and director (born 1924) December 15 – Chill Wills, actor (born 1902) December 16 – Blanche Calloway, singer, composer, and bandleader (born 1902) December 17 – Don Ellis, musician and bandleader (born 1934) December 27 – Chris Bell, guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1951) December 28 – Harry Winston, diamond dealer (born 1896) See also 1978 in American soccer 1978 in American television List of American films of 1978 Timeline of United States history (1970–1989) References External links 1978 Category:1970s in the United States United States United States Category:Years of the 20th century in the United States