1978 facts for kids

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s – 1970s – 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1975 1976 1977 – 1978 – 1979 1980 1981

1978 was a common year that started on a Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. It was a year filled with many interesting events around the world, from new music and movies to important historical moments and amazing achievements.

Contents

Major Events of 1978
Famous People Born in 1978
Notable People Who Passed Away
Popular Movies from 1978
Nobel Prizes Awarded in 1978
Images for kids
See also

Major Events of 1978

January 14 – The famous band Sex Pistols played their last show (for a long time) in San Francisco.
April 22 – The comedy music duo The Blues Brothers, played by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, appeared for the first time on Saturday Night Live.
April 26 – Ringo Starr, a former member of The Beatles, had a musical TV show called Ringo. His bandmate George Harrison helped by narrating it.
May 8 – Two climbers, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler, became the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest without using oxygen tanks. This was a huge achievement!
August 6 – Pope Paul VI passed away. Soon after, Albino Luciani became the new pope, known as Pope John Paul I.
August 17 – The Double Eagle II became the first balloon to successfully fly across the entire Atlantic Ocean.
August 26 – The first Canada Jam Festival took place in Ontario. Many popular bands played there, like the Doobie Brothers and Kansas.
September 28 – Pope John Paul I passed away after being pope for only 34 days.
October 1 – A conflict began between Vietnam and Cambodia.
October 16 – Karol Wojtyła was chosen as the new pope. He took the name Pope John Paul II.
The popular comic strip Garfield was first published.
The classic video game Space Invaders was created by the Taito Corporation.

Famous People Born in 1978

January 13 – Tinga, a Brazilian footballer.
January 28 – Gianluigi Buffon, an Italian footballer.
January 30 – Daniel Lindström, a Swedish singer.
February 7 – Ashton Kutcher, an American actor.
March 11 – Didier Drogba, an Ivorian footballer.
March 21 – Kevin Federline, an American dancer and rapper.
April 6 – Myleene Klass, an English musician.
April 30 – Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds.
May 22 – Katie Price, an English model and singer.
June 9 – Matthew Bellamy, an English singer.
June 9 – Miroslav Klose, a Polish footballer.
June 11 – Joshua Jackson, a Canadian actor.
June 19 – Dirk Nowitzki, a German basketball player.
June 21 – Frank Lampard, an English footballer.
June 29 – Nicole Scherzinger, an American singer and actress.
July 19 – Chiara Zanni, a Canadian actress.
August 22 – Jeff Stinco, a Canadian musician from the band Simple Plan.
August 23 – Kobe Bryant, a famous NBA basketball star.
September 25 – Rafał Wiechecki, a Polish politician.
September 28 – Bushido, a German singer.
September 30 – Candice Michelle, an American model and professional wrestler.
October 2 – Ayumi Hamasaki, a Japanese singer.
October 6 – Carolina Gynning, a Swedish model.
October 5 – Gerald Asamoah, a German footballer.
October 7 – Alesha Dixon, an English singer.
October 26 - CM Punk, an American professional wrestler.
November 25 – Ringo Shiina, a Japanese singer.
December 2 – Nelly Furtado, a Canadian singer.
December 2 – Chris Wolstenholme, an English musician.
December 18 – Katie Holmes, an American actress.
Alison Balsom, an English musician.
Miri Ben-Ari, an Israeli violinist.

Notable People Who Passed Away

January 14 – Kurt Gödel, a Czech mathematician.
March 21 – Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, the 5th President of Ireland.
May 14 – Robert Menzies, the 12th Prime Minister of Australia.
May 17 – Armin T. Wegner, a German writer.
August 6 – Pope Paul VI.
September 28 – Pope John Paul I.
November 19 – Jim Jones, an American religious leader.

Popular Movies from 1978

The Deer Hunter
Grease
The Last Waltz
The Lord of the Rings, an animated movie by Ralph Bakshi.
Superman, starring Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve.

Nobel Prizes Awarded in 1978

The Nobel Prize is a very important award given to people who have made amazing discoveries or contributions to the world.

Physics – Awarded to Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Arno Allan Penzias, and Robert Woodrow Wilson.
Chemistry – Awarded to Peter D Mitchell.
Medicine – Awarded to Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans, and Hamilton O Smith.
Literature – Awarded to Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Polish writer and journalist.
Peace – Awarded to Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat and Menachem Begin for their efforts towards peace.
Economics – Awarded to Herbert Simon.

Images for kids

See also

In Spanish: 1978 para niños

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