THE Daily Echo remembers life in Southampton in August 1978 – whisking readers back with pictures taken at the time.
On August 20, gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al airline bus in London.
Records were broken on August 25, when US Army Sergeant Walter Robinson used homemade water shoes to “walk” across the English Channel in 11 hours 30 minutes.
Actor Callum Blue was born on August 19. He is famous for starring in TV shows Dead Like Me, The Tudors, Smallville and The Secret Diary of a Call Girl. He also starred alongside Anne Hathaway in the movie The Princess Diaries 2.
Actor Robert Shaw died on August 28, at the age of 51 after a long battle with alcoholism. Shaw was most famous for his role as Henry VIII in the drama A Man for All Seasons for which he was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Other notable appearances included the movies From Russia With Love and Jaws.
The average house price at the time was just £14,054.
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