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1978 Calendar

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•  January 24, 1978 – Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
•  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 16, 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois).
•  June 1, 1978 – The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
•  June 28, 1978 – The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
•  September 7, 1978 – While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
•  October 1, 1978 – Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
•  November 12, 1978 – Pope John Paul II takes possession of his Cathedral Church, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, as the Bishop of Rome.
•  December 27, 1978 – Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.

•  January 12, 1978 – Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
•  February 18, 1978 – Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
•  March 13, 1978 – Kenny Watson, American football player
•  May 1, 1978 – Sachie Hara, Japanese actress
•  June 11, 1978 – Ujjwala Raut, Indian supermodel
•  September 6, 1978 – Simon Barjie, Gambian international footballer with dual Gambian–Italian nationality
•  September 8, 1978 – Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer
•  September 27, 1978 – Thomas Gates, American rugby league footballer
•  October 25, 1978 – Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish athlete
•  December 28, 1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer