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December 6, 1978

On December 6, 1978, spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum. The year's #1 song was "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb. Antonio de Nigris, Mirka Federer, Anamaria Marinca would arrive in the same year.

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1978

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Around 1978

The year in brief

1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On December 6, 1978

  1. 1978 Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.

    Principles, institutions and law of political governance in Spain

    The Spanish Constitution is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in 1978 in a constitutional referendum; it represents the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy.

Arrivals

Born on December 6, 1978

Chris Başak 1978– American baseball player (born 1978)
Darrell Jackson 1978– American football player (born 1978)
Adriana Moisés Pinto 1978– Brazilian basketball player (born 1978)
Ramiro Pez 1978– Italy international rugby union player

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The class of 1978

Others born in 1978

Antonio de Nigris 1978– Mexican footballer (died 2009)
Mirka Federer 1978– Slovak-Swiss tennis player
Anamaria Marinca 1978– Romanian-English actress
Etan Thomas 1978– American basketball player
Carles Puyol 1978– Spanish footballer
Roland Lessing 1978– Estonian biathlete

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