1978 Calendar
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1978 Historical Event(s)
- February 7, 1978 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- February 8, 1978 – Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
- March 5, 1978 – The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
- April 1, 1978 – The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- May 8, 1978 – First ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
- July 6, 1978 – The Taunton sleeping car fire occurs in Taunton, Somerset killing twelve people.
- August 13, 1978 – 150 Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
- September 25, 1978 – PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of 144 people.
- 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.
- December 18, 1978 – Dominica joins the United Nations.
Who Were Born On 1978?
- January 20, 1978 – Luciano Zauri, Italian footballer
- January 29, 1978 – Rob Bironas, American football player
- February 14, 1978 – Dwele, American R&B/Soul singer
- April 8, 1978 – Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
- May 6, 1978 – Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
- May 21, 1978 – Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player
- July 9, 1978 – Kara Goucher, American long distance runner
- August 6, 1978 – Peng Cheng-min, Taiwanese baseball player
- October 20, 1978 – Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player (Snow Patrol)
- October 27, 1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician
