1978 Calendar
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1978 Historical Event(s)
February 6, 1978
– The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4\" an hour.
February 7, 1978
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
February 20, 1978
– The last Order of Victory is bestowed upon Leonid Brezhnev.
April 20, 1978
– Korean Air Flight 902 is shot down by the Soviet Union.
April 27, 1978
– Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
June 1, 1978
– The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
August 13, 1978
– 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
November 3, 1978
– Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
November 15, 1978
– A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183.
December 27, 1978
– The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the South Pole recorded temperatures of 7.5 °F (−13.6 °C), making it the highest temperature to ever be recorded in the South Pole.
Who Were Born On 1978?
February 4, 1978
– Danna Garcia, Colombian actress
February 28, 1978
– Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
March 23, 1978
– Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
April 22, 1978
– Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
May 24, 1978
– Elijah Burke, American wrestler
July 9, 1978
– Kara Goucher, American long distance runner
September 8, 1978
– Gil Meche, American baseball player
September 9, 1978
– Mariano Puerta, Argentine tennis player
November 17, 1978
– Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
November 30, 1978
– Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor