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What Happened in 1978

43 historical events, 49 notable births, and 11 notable deaths in 1978.

Major Events

January 1978

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1978 — 23rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

general

1978–79 European Cup — 24th season of the UEFA club football tournament

sports

1978 Formula One season — sports season

general

1978 African Cup of Nations — football tournament

general

Nicaraguan Revolution — 20th century armed conflict in Nicaragua

war

South Lebanon conflict — 1978 war between Israel and Lebanon and the PLO

general

1978–79 UEFA Cup — 8th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

sports

1978 Asian Games — eighth edition of the Asian Games

culture

1978 in film — overview of the events of 1978 in film

sports

1978 World Women's Handball Championship — 1978 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship

sports

1978 World Men's Handball Championship — 1978 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship

sports

1978 FIBA World Championship — 1978 edition of the FIBA World Championship

general

Category:1978 in literature — Wikimedia category

general

23rd Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

sports

1978 World Aquatics Championships — 1978 edition of the World Aquatics Championships

sports

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification — international football competition

sports

1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship — sports championship

general

1978 European Super Cup — tournament

war

Air India Flight 855 — 1978 plane crash of an Air India Boeing 747 near Bombay, India

general

1978 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

sports

1978 FIFA World Cup squads — Wikimedia list article

sports

1978 European Athletics Championships — 1978 edition of the European Athletics Championships

sports

World Chess Championship 1978 — chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi

June 1978

sports

1978 FIFA World Cup — 11th FIFA World Cup, held in Argentina

sports

1978 FIFA World Cup Final — 1978 FIFA World Cup match

general

1978 Swedish Grand Prix — Grand Prix

general

1978 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

September 1978

general

Camp David Accords — 1978 political agreement between Egypt and Israel

general

1978 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

December 1978

general

Chinese economic reform — reforms allowing more free markets in China since Deng Xiaoping

April 1978

war

50th Academy Awards — movie awards

general

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 — 1978 aircraft accident in the Soviet Union

May 1978

general

1978 European Cup Final — match played by Liverpool and Belgium club Brugge

general

1978 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

August 1978

disaster

Cinema Rex fire — Massacre

general

1978 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

general

1978 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

October 1978

general

1978 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

general

1978 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

July 1978

general

1978 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

general

1978 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978

March 1978

general

1978 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978