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- Kevin Wanstrath was born on 11 April 1978 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He died on 5 July 1979 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- John Coulthurst was born on 19 August 1978 in Bellingham, Washington, USA. He died on 7 September 1982 in Craig, Alaska, USA.
- The only child of Jozsef Barsi and Maria Benko, Judith Eva Barsi beat 10,000-to-1 odds when she was discovered at a San Fernando Valley skating rink at age 5 1/2 in 1983 and mistaken for a three-year-old. Her first commercial was for Donald Duck Orange Juice and she went on to appear in anywhere between fifty and a hundred commercials, several episodes of various T.V. series, and three major motion pictures. Her mother Maria was the main thrust of her career as a Hollywood starlet, but also took great pains to try to give her a normal, happy childhood; bringing her Hungarian meals like duck for her school lunch. But this happy childhood did not last long. Beginning in 1985, Jozsef would often be home drunk instead of working as a plumber, and he refused to let Maria work. As a result, the family briefly went on welfare until Judith's career took off in 1986 and 1987. By the time she entered fourth grade, she was pulling in an estimated $100,000 a year, which bought her family a nice four-bedroom house on a quiet street in West Hill. As her career soared, her father became an increasingly abusive recluse who constantly threatened to kill his wife and daughter. In stressful moods Judith bit her nails and plucked out her eyebrows and eyelashes and her cats' whiskers. C.P.S. was called in numerous times, but as Maria was reluctant to press charges and many of the reports/accounts were emotional and not physical abuse, the case was not pursued.
On Wednesday, July 27th, Eunice Daly, a next-door neighbor, heard a loud bang next door while watering her plants. The house had been set on fire, and later the Barsis' bodies were discovered shot dead. All of Judith's toys that were not destroyed by the fire were given to the local Goodwill, and her best friend continued to feed her cats for months afterward. - Heather Church was born on 7 July 1978 in Black Forest, Colorado, USA. She died on 17 September 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Lisa Haenel was born on 11 April 1978 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She died on 15 January 1993 in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA.
- Chris Hernandez was born on 11 March 1978 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 14 February 1993 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Shauna Card was born on 8 January 1978. She died on 31 January 1995 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Mary Lewis was born on 24 November 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She died on 20 June 1995 in Orange, California, USA.
- Krystal Beslanowitch was born on 5 June 1978. She died on 15 December 1995 in Wasatch County, Utah, USA.
- The sister of comic book writer Geoff Johns, the creator and showrunner of the TV show "Stargirl". She died, while still a teenager, in the explosion and crash of TWA 800, which went down off the coast of New York, on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board. Geoff based the character "Stargirl" on his sister, giving her the same first name.
The show's first season finale was dedicated to Courtney Elizabeth Johns. - Jamie Weiss was born on 23 April 1978 in Utah, USA. She died on 7 August 1996 in Magna, Utah, USA.
- Paul Cunha was born on 2 October 1978 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. He was an actor, known for Signs of Life (1989). He died on 16 February 1998 in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA.
- Rachel Newhouse was born on 16 June 1978 in the USA. She died on 12 November 1998 in San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
- Justin Ashcraft was born on 17 November 1978 in Kenton County, Kentucky USA. He died on 13 February 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
- Aundria Crawford was born on 10 July 1978 in Pasco, Washington, USA. She died on 12 March 1999 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
- Carolyn Casey was born on 28 July 1978 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 28 May 2000 in College Station, Texas, USA.
- Misty Morse was born on 10 April 1978 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. She died on 20 July 2000 in Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
- Maurice Karl was born on 21 February 1978 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Unter uns (1994) and Nesthocker - Familie zu verschenken (1999). He died on 31 July 2000 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Ashley Ellerin was born on 16 July 1978 in Los Altos, California, USA. She died on 21 February 2001 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- She was a daughter of a former promoter of Sanremo's Festival for the Italian song, she studied at University of Comunication in Rome, and passed the last examination before of dying of leukemia on 2001. The university decided to assign her a special degree as a memoriam because she has spent the last part of her life studying. Laura non c'è (1998) is the only film she made.
- Waleed Al-Shehri was born on 20 December 1978 in Saudi Arabia. He died on 11 September 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Vincent Boorsma was born on 18 February 1978 in Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and actor, known for 'n stukje humor (2002). He died on 27 August 2002 in Delden, Overijssel, Netherlands.- Writer
- Actress
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jessica Kaplan sold her first screenplay (Havoc) to New Line Cinema at the age of 17. She went on to pen The Dancer, (produced by Luc Besson), the adaptation of The Basic Eight for New Regency and wrote an original screenplay, entitled The Way Out, for Paramount. She died far too young at 24, robbing the world of a most original voice.
Jessica was courageous, comic, tenacious, and a romantic of the highest order who believed that because you write what you are, you had better live an interesting life. The Jessica Kaplan Screenwriting Series at the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women was founded to honor Jessica's enthusiastic approach to life and her unquestionable passion for film.- Christopher Legg was born on 15 September 1978 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000) and Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (1996). He died on 4 November 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Brian Bianchini was born on 16 July 1978 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Magic (2002), Girl for Girl (2001) and The Brotherhood (2001). He died on 16 March 2004 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Nicholas Evan "Nick" Berg was born on April 2nd, 1978 to Michael and Suzanne Berg. He lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and attended West Chester Henderson High School. While at Henderson, he achieved a reputation as a likable and energetic individual who was fascinated by inventions and engineering.
After graduating from Henderson, Berg attended Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of Oklahoma. He majored in engineering but did not receive a bachelor's degree.
He journeyed to places such as Uganda and Kenya with humanitarian organizations. He taught the people in these countries about the "Bovl Blocks" idea in these trips. Bovl Blocks were blocks made out of clay that people could build houses out of.
In 2003 and 2004, Berg traveled twice to Iraq for similar humanitarian endeavors and also to look for work for his enterprise, Prometheus Towers. On his second trip, Berg was detained by either United States or Iraqi forces. After he was released, he went missing. An Islamic terror group led by Abu al-Zarquawi posted a video on the internet in which they showed his murder. - Nafisa Joseph was born March 28, 1978 Bangalore, Karnataka, India to Nirmal Joseph, a Keralite Syrian Christian and Usha Joseph, a Bengali, who was a descendant of Tagore and first cousin of Sharmila Tagore. Nafisa studied at Bishop Cotton Girls' School and St. Joseph's College, both at Bangalore. She was Catholic, but owed her Islamic first name to the fact that her paternal grandmother was Muslim. Had an older sister.
Never married and had no children, she committed suicide by jumping on July 29, 2004 at the age of 26. On February 8, 2006, a year and 4 months after her death, her close friend Kuljeet Randhawa committed suicide by the same way at the age of 30. - Actor
- Soundtrack
Tokona-X was born on 20 October 1978 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Tokona-X feat. Ill-Bosstino: Outro (2016), M.O.S.A.D. feat. Watt & Sygnal: Super Ball 2002 (2002) and Muro feat. Uzi, Deli, Q, Bigzam, Tokona-X & Gore-Tex: Chain Reaction (2003). He died on 20 November 2004.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lauren Dahl was born on 24 October 1978 in North York, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Last Don (1997), Finding Kelly (2000) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). She died on 12 December 2004 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Victor White was born on 27 July 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hood Angels (2003) and Tha Eastsidaz (2000). He died on 1 January 2005 in Hawthorne, California, USA.
- Animation Department
Paul Beard was born on 26 February 1978 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He is known for Blue's Clues (1996), Wonder Pets! (2006) and Jack, the Cuddly Dog (2005). He died on 22 April 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.- Romi Koch was born on 18 December 1978 in Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Dead Doll (2004). She died on 22 August 2005 in Ontario, Canada.
- Tandi Iman Dupree was born on 13 August 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He died on 31 December 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Christy McKee was born on 13 November 1978. She was an actress, known for Tigerland (2000). She died on 1 April 2006 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Sound Department
- Composer
- Editor
Andrei Toncu was born on 8 April 1978 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a composer and editor, known for Marilena from P7 (2006), Cadere libera (2000) and Good Guys (2005). He died on 24 August 2006 in Bucharest, Romania.- Paul Hunter was born on 14 October 1978 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Lindsey Hunter. He died on 9 October 2006 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Wei-Lun Hsu was born on 13 November 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Turn Left, Turn Right (2003), Meteor Garden (2001) and Express Boy (2005). She died on 28 January 2007 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Ben Pappas was born on 13 May 1978. He died on 10 March 2007 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Benedikt Ingi Armannsson was born on 27 April 1978. He was an actor, known for 101 Reykjavík (2000) and Citizen Cam (1999). He died on 1 April 2007.
- Josh Hancock was born on 11 April 1978 in Cleveland, Mississippi, USA. He died on 29 April 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
Paul Cannon was born on 6 June 1978 in England, UK. Paul was a writer and producer, known for Early Retirement (2005). Paul died on 16 May 2007 in England, UK.- Charmaine Dragun was born on 21 March 1978 in Perth. She died on 2 November 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Carmelo Rodriguez was born on 28 July 1978 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Julien Donkey-Boy (1999). He died on 16 November 2007 in Ellenville, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
Lola Almudevar was born on 28 June 1978 in Nottingham, England, UK. She was an actress and producer, known for The Rainbow (1988) and BBC Inside Out: (West) (2002). She died on 25 November 2007 in La Paz, Bolivia.- Byron Daniel Bishop was born on 8 May 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for In the Name of the Brotherhood (1996) and I Dream of a Psychopomp (2021). He died on 11 March 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Writer
Mason Grace was born on 21 July 1978 in California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Jared and Tylers House: Exploration of the Worst Case Scenario (2005), My Own (2006) and Fantasy Music (2007). He died on 11 April 2008 in California, USA.- K.C. Haywood was born on 3 August 1978 in McPherson, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for AgAu (2014) and Left Field (2009). He died on 28 June 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Paula Goodspeed was born on 4 July 1978 in Waterville, Maine, USA. She was an actress, known for American Idol (2002). She died on 11 November 2008 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- Art Department
Dakota Culkin was born on 15 June 1978 in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Lost Soul (2009). She died on 10 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Justin Eilers was born on 28 June 1978 in Boise, Idaho, USA. He died on 25 December 2008 in Nampa, Idaho, USA.