1978

1978 was a common year starting on Sunday. It followed the year 1977 and preceded 1979.

In the world

 * January
 * 1 - Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes into the ocean near Bombay, killing 213.
 * April
 * 18 - The U.S. Senate votes 68–32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.
 * July
 * 3 - The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) signed.
 * September
 * 17 - The Camp David Accords are signed between Israel and Egypt.
 * October
 * 1 - Vietnam attacks Cambodia.
 * December
 * 6 - The new Spanish constitution is approved, officially restoring democracy in Spain.

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Births

 * March
 * 2 - Yuri Medvedev

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