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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Graves of accident victims are prepared; those who witnessed fall relive experience; workmen tend to attribute accident to concrete or way it was used; illus (M)
Rhodesian Govt dismisses Byron R Hove, black who was apptd joint Justice Min 2 wks ago; Hove is dismissed by Exec Council for refusing to retract statement critical of white‐dominated judiciary and police; Muzorewa later condemns dismissal and demands that it be revoked; Hove will resume law practice in London (M)
Carter Adm, which stirred bitter opposition in West in '77 over water projects it planned to abandon, is evolving water policy that would give elected officials more authority in deciding which projects would be built; map (M)
audit rept by NYC Comptroller Harrison J Goldin shows that Yankees, Jets and Giants were unable to pay about $100,000 to city in recent yrs for use of Yankee and Shea Stadiums because 1 or more city agencies failed to cash checks or send out bill or procrastinated in meetings with team officials; audit finds no suggestions of fraud; inquiries by NY Times show that Econ Development Adm (EDA) had not cashed checks from Jets and that it delayed reaching agreement with Giants in which team was willing to pay at least $50,000; EDA gen counsel Henry Cavan comments; accuses Goldin's office of seeking to blame EDA for what ‘Comptroller failed to do’ Yankees pres Al Rosen comments; illus (M)
Labor Dept statistics indicate that natl inflation rate of nearly 10% in Mar will raise Soc Security benefits by 6.5% effective in summer of '78 (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 26, 1978, covering April 29, 1978.
Soundtrack
Eric Clapton
Wings
Billy Joel
George Benson
1978Bob Bryan, American tennis player[†]
Robert "Bob" Charles Bryan is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's doubles for 438 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 eight times. Bryan won 126 ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 23 majors: 16 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. Alongside his twin brother Mike, the Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles partnerships in tennis history. The pair were named the ATP Team of the Decade for the 2000s. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam at the 2012 London Olympics. The Bryan brothers retired from the sport together in August 2020.
1978Mike Bryan, American tennis player[†]
Michael Carl Bryan is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's doubles for a record 506 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record ten times. Bryan won a record 128 ATP Tour-level doubles titles, including 22 majors: a record 18 in men's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. Alongside his twin brother Bob, the Bryan brothers were one of the most successful doubles partnerships in tennis history. The pair were named the ATP Team of the Decade for the 2000s. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam at the 2012 London Olympics, and completed the double career Grand Slam. Mike Bryan also had success partnering Jack Sock, winning two majors and the 2018 ATP Finals, as well as the 2018 ATP World Tour Fans' Favorite Doubles Team. The Bryan brothers retired from the sport together in August 2020.
1978Javier Colon, American singer-songwriter and musician[†]
Javier Colon is an American acoustic singer-songwriter. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul." He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band, and worked with many musicians before going solo. From 2002 to 2006, he was signed to Capitol Records, known as artist Javier. In 2006, however, the contract was terminated and Javier Colon became an independent artist with his own label, Javier Colon Music. In 2011, he was the winner of season 1 of the American talent competition show on NBC, The Voice, receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic in 2012.
1978Tyler Labine, Canadian actor and comedian[†]
Tyler Labine is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for starring in the film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam.
1978Theo Helfrich, German race car driver (born 1913)[†]
Theodor Helfrich was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952, but scored no championship points. He was German Formula Two Champion in 1953, took a number of wins in the German Formula Three Championship in a Cooper-Norton, and finished in second place in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]