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Date: 07 December 1978
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Shiri Appleby Birthday, Date of Birth
Shiri Appleby is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series Roswell (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the Lifetime/Hulu drama series Unreal (2015–2018).
Her major film credits include A Time for Dancing (2000), Swimfan (2002), Havoc (2005), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), and The Devil's Candy (2015).
Appleby also starred as intern Daria Wade in the final season of the NBC medical drama series ER (2008–2009). She later starred as Cate Cassidy in The CW drama series Life Unexpected (2010–2011) and as Lucy Lambert in the web comedy series Dating Rules from My Future Self (2012). Appleby also had recurring roles on the NBC drama series Chicago Fire (2012–2013) and the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2013–2014).
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Thursday, December 7, 1978
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles
- Age
- 46
- Star Sign
- ♐
The December 7, 1978 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 340 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 46 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, December 7, 2024, 290 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in 74 days. You have lived for 17,092 days, or about 410,223 hours, or about 24,613,419 minutes, or about 1,476,805,140 seconds.
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7th of December 1978 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 7, 1978
Guild Settles With Sun-Times
Date: 07 December 1978
Chicago Sun-Times announces that 2-yr contract has been negotiated with Chicago Newspaper Guild; guild negotiating com chmn Larry Finley comments (S)
Australia Reported Set to Admit More Vietnamese; Other Countries Urged to Do More Malaysia Bars Reporters From Area
Date: 07 December 1978
Special to The New York Times
Malaysian authorities warn foreign reporters not to visit country's east coast region, where angry mobs have stoned thousands of refugees from Vietnam who tried to come ashore (S)
World News Briefs; Nicaraguan Leader Agrees To Concessions for Talks South Africa to Continue Projects Despite Scandal Opposition Leftist Named Canadian Governor General Drought and Cold Lead To Blackouts in Yugoslavia Italian Leader Proposes Dropping State Religion U.S. to Admit 177 Cubans, Including 70 Ex-Prisoners
Date: 08 December 1978
Justice Dept says 70 more ex-Cuban pol prisoners will be admitted to US soon, along with 107 relatives (S)
Around the Nation; Judge Approves U.S. Entry Into Wilmington 10 Case Archives' Old Newsreels Are Destroyed by Fire News Groups Are Warned About 'Getting Involved' Steel Industry Asks Court For Help in Trial on Strike Two Executives Convicted In a Political Gifts Scheme Carolina Court Denies Plea For a New Joan Little Trial
Date: 08 December 1978
Natl News Council votes to warn Miami Herald that it is entering potentially dangerous ground with its opposition to casino gambling in state (S)
ESSAY The News of '79
Date: 07 December 1978
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire article expresses concern that Canada shows signs of quietly breaking up politically (S)
Notes on People; Back From China, Arthur Miller Is Writing About It Awards and More Awards Trudeau Christmas Card A 71-Year-Old Mother Who Means Business Hamilton Fish Sr. Is 90 Possible Role for Kheel in Britain's Paper Strike Horowitz Faces Surgery
Date: 08 December 1978
Clyde Haberman Laurie Johnston
Clyde Laurie
Edgar M Bronfman and John R Miller to get United Cerebral Palsy Humanitarian Awards (S)
News Summary; International National Metropolitan
Date: 07 December 1978
Rev of items to be taken up at special Legis session, called by Gov Carey for Dec 7 (S)
CARTER SAYS DELAY ON MIDEAST ACCORD WOULD BE 'SERIOUS'; HE STRESSES DEC. 17 DEADLINE President Seems Concerned About Slow Pace of Talks Between Egyptians and Israelis Brezhnev Visit Suggested CARTER IN WARMING TO CAIRO AND ISREAL Week and a Half Until Deadline Palestinian Elections Debaled Khalil-Dayan Meeting in Doubt Begin Denies a Restriction Expects 'Outcries' on Budget
Date: 08 December 1978
By TERENCE SMITH Special to The New York Times
Terence Special
Pres Carter says US is continuing to monitor Soviet MIG-23s in Cuba, but adds that he has had no indication planes are equipped to deliver nuclear weapons, breakfast meeting with reporters, White House (S)