Historical Events
- 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at NYC Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8M in cash & jewelry; all of the participants and some associates were later killed on order of the alleged organized crime mastermind, loot never recovered
- NBC premiere of "A Woman Called Moses"
Famous Birthdays
- Celine Sciamma, French film director (Tomboy), born in Paris, France
Famous Deaths
- Paul O'Dea, American baseball player (b. 1920)
- Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist and (1955 Nobel Prize for Chemistry - for work on sulphur compounds), dies at 77
Died in 1978 1978 Highlights
About December 11, 1978
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 45 years, 4 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
#1 Song: Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord - Boney M
