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September 24, 1978

On September 24, 1978, wietse van Alten is born. The year's #1 song was "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb. Antonio de Nigris, Mirka Federer, Anamaria Marinca would arrive in the same year.

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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.

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Arrivals

Born on September 24, 1978

Wietse van Alten 1978– Dutch archer

Farewells

Died on September 24, 1978

James Bassett American newspaper editor and author
Ida Noddack German chemist (1896–1978)
Hasso von Manteuffel German general (1897–1978)

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Others born in 1978

Antonio de Nigris 1978– Mexican footballer (died 2009)
Mirka Federer 1978– Slovak-Swiss tennis player
Anamaria Marinca 1978– Romanian-English actress
Etan Thomas 1978– American basketball player
Carles Puyol 1978– Spanish footballer
Roland Lessing 1978– Estonian biathlete

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