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1978 Historical Event(s)
January 19, 1978
– The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
February 7, 1978
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
March 28, 1978
– The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
May 1, 1978
– Japan’s Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
June 9, 1978
– The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy excluding black men.
June 25, 1978
– The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
July 10, 1978
– President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
September 17, 1978
– The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
October 16, 1978
– Wanda Rutkiewicz is the first Pole and the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
November 15, 1978
– A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183.
Who Were Born On 1978?
January 26, 1978
– Kelly Stables, American actress
April 11, 1978
– Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007)
April 21, 1978
– Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)
June 7, 1978
– Adrienne Frantz, American actress
August 14, 1978
– Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
September 3, 1978
– Nick Wechsler, American actor
October 8, 1978
– Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
November 27, 1978
– Shy Love, American pornographic actress
December 13, 1978
– BJ Penn, American mixed martial artist
December 23, 1978
– Estella Warren, Canadian model and actress