1978 (people)

1978 in

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Timeline for 1978

20th century | 1970s

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In 1978, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

3 January - Actor Dominic Wood was born.^[1]
14 January - Actor Blake Ritson was born.^[2]
20 January - Actor Jami Reid-Quarrell was born.^[3]
21 January - Writer Geoffrey Orme died.^[4]
25 January - Actor Fred Ferris died.^[5]
1 February - Actor Bryan Dick was born.^[6]
2 February - Writer Adam Christopher was born.^[7]
4 February - Writer Leah Moore was born.^[8]
17 February - Actor Rory Kinnear was born.^[9]
20 February - Actor Lauren Ambrose was born.^[10]
9 March - Actor Katherine Parkinson was born.^[11]
19 March - Actor John Cummins was born.^[12]
21 March - Writer Joshua Pruett was born.^[13]
22 March - Actor Daisy Haggard was born.^[14]
23 March - Actor Joanna Page was born.^[15]
31 March - Actor Daniel Mays was born.^[16]
1 April - Actor JJ Feild was born.^[17]
1 April - Actor Anamaria Marinca was born.^[18]
6 April - Actor Cecily Fay was born.^[19]
7 April - Actor Duncan James was born.^[20]
11 April - Actor Julie Atherton was born.^[21]
14 April - Actor Michelle Duncan was born.^[22]
24 April - Actor Matt Steer was born.^[23]
May - Actor Barry Ashton died.^[24]
11 May - Actor Warren Brown was born.^[25]
11 May - Actor Philip Ray died.^[26]
16 May - Actor Rupert Young was born.^[27]
9 June - Actor Youssef Kerkour was born.^[28]
27 June - Actor Anjela Lauren Smith was born.^[29]
29 June - Actor Bart Allison died.^[30]
30 June - Writer David Ellis died.^[31]
9 July - Actor Olivia Poulet was born.^[32]
10 July - Actor Bryan Dick was born.
11 July - Actor Jonjo O'Neill was born.^[33]
14 July - Actor Jack Woolgar died.^[34]
18 July - Actor Micah Balfour was born.^[35]
18 July - Actor Craige Els was born.^[36]
26 July - Actor Kenneth Benda died.^[37]
26 July - Actor Eve Myles was born.^[38]
5 August - Executive Producer Brian Minchin was born.^[39]
9 August - Actor Daniela Denby-Ashe was born.^[40]
12 August - Actor Natalie Mendoza was born.^[41]
22 August - Actor James Corden was born.^[42]
27 August - Actor Suranne Jones was born.^[43]
3 October - Actor Christian Coulson was born.^[44]
4 October - Actor Catherine Fleming died.^[45]
5 October - Actor May Warden died.^[46]
7 October - Actor Hattie Morahan was born.^[47]
7 October - Actor Tony Way was born.^[48]
30 October - Writer Brian Hayles died.^[49]
2 November - Actor Oliver Chris was born.^[50]
6 November - Actor Steven Beckingham was born.^[51]
11 November - Actor Vivienne Bennett died.^[52]
11 November - Writer John Reppion was born.^[53]
17 November - Actor Nonso Anozie was born.^[54]
17 November - Actor Tom Ellis was born.^[55]
23 November - Actor Kayvan Novak was born.^[56]
27 November - Actor Mike Skinner was born.^[57]
28 November - Actor André Morell died.^[58]
12 December - Actor Rhys Thomas was born.^[59]
19 December - Actor Duncan Lamont died.^[60]
20 December - Writer Eddie Robson was born.^[61]
22 December - Writer George Mann was born.^[62]
24 December - Actor Bethany Black was born.^[63]
Unknown - Actor Aubrey Danvers Walker died.^[64]

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