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August 4, 1978

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Headlines from August 4, 1978

Apparel Makers Gain Influence

By Barbara Ettorre

7th Av garment indus, which has long been relatively ineffectual in pol arena, is beginning to gain influence in Washington, Albany and City Hall; 18-mo-old Apparel Mfrs Fed, made up of 9 apparel assns, is acting as 7th Av's pol voice; drawing; illus (M)

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2 PLO. MEN IN PARIS SLAIN IN ARAB FEUD

By Jonathan Kandell;Special to The New York Times

terrorists believed linked to Iraq assassinate PLO's chief repr in Paris Ezzedine Kalak and his aide Hamman Adnan; wound 3 others; action believed reprisal for recent attack on Iraq's Paris embassy and other attacks on Iraqi diplomatic personnel arising from feud between Iraq and PLO over policy toward Israel; Palestinian guerrillas fire on Iraqi amb's car in Beirut but he was not in it; PLO links killings to recent murders of orgn reprs in London and Kuwait; Kalak por; illus (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1978, covering August 4, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Some Girls by The Rolling Stones

    Some Girls

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Natural High by Commodores

    Natural High

    Commodores

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen

    Darkness On The Edge Of Town

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Jeremy Adduono

1978Jeremy Adduono, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Jeremy Adduono is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted in the seventh round, 184th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft from the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves.

Luke Allen

1978Luke Allen, American baseball player (died 2022)[†]

Lucas Gale Allen, was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies from 2002–2003.

Kurt Busch

1978Kurt Busch, American race car driver[†]

Kurt Thomas Busch is an American auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2000–2022, last driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. Busch is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the 2017 Daytona 500 winner. He is the older brother of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.

1978Agnė Eggerth, Lithuanian sprinter[†]

Agnė Visockaitė-Eggerth is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.

Ricardo Serrano (cyclist)

1978Ricardo Serrano, Spanish cyclist[†]

Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez is a Spanish retired racing cyclist.

Per-Åge Skrøder

1978Per-Åge Skrøder, Norwegian ice hockey player[†]

Per-Åge Skrøder is a Norwegian former ice hockey player, who last played for Modo in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

1978Satoshi Hino, Japanese voice actor[†]

Satoshi Hino is a Japanese voice actor. He is known for his roles in various anime series, such as Shakugan no Shana, The Familiar of Zero, Gintama, Nabari no Ou, Naruto Shippuuden, Overlord, and Yowamushi Pedal.

Historical Context for August 4, 1978

In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]