1978 Calendar
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1978 Historical Event(s)
- January 18, 1978 – The roof structure of the Hartford Civic Center collapses after a significant snowfall.
- February 7, 1978 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- February 13, 1978 – Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
- February 17, 1978 – The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30.
- March 14, 1978 – The Israeli Defense Force invades and occupies southern Lebanon, in Operation Litani.
- April 1, 1978 – The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- 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.
- July 10, 1978 – World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
- December 5, 1978 – The Soviet Union signs a “friendship treaty” with the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
- December 10, 1978 – Arab-Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who Were Born On 1978?
- January 6, 1978 – Casey Fossum, American baseball player
- May 5, 1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
- May 14, 1978 – Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
- July 14, 1978 – Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
- August 22, 1978 – Ed Petrie, British television presenter
- September 19, 1978 – Nick Johnson, American baseball player
- October 21, 1978 – Joey Harrington, American football player
- December 8, 1978 – Ian Somerhalder, American actor
- December 17, 1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician