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1978 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2034. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1978 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1978
- February 7, 1978 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- February 18, 1978 – The first Ironman Triathlon competition takes place on the island of Oahu and is won by Gordon Haller.
- March 15, 1978 – Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
- June 19, 1978 – Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.
- August 12, 1978 – The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China is signed.
- September 19, 1978 – The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
- October 21, 1978 – Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
- November 3, 1978 – Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- December 18, 1978 – Dominica joins the United Nations.
- December 27, 1978 – Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
Who Were Born On 1978?
- January 5, 1978 – Franck Montagny, French race car driver
- January 7, 1978 – Ryan Star, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- January 28, 1978 – Sheamus, Irish wrestler and actor
- May 18, 1978 – Jessica Cutler, American blogger and author
- July 23, 1978 – Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
- August 4, 1978 – Ibán Espadas, Spanish footballer
- September 23, 1978 – Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, Tripping Daisy, and UFOFU) (d. 2013)
- December 3, 1978 – Dan Snow, English-Canadian radio and television host
- December 15, 1978 – Ned Brower, American drummer and actor (Rooney)
- December 16, 1978 – Joe Absolom, English actor