Date in year · 1978 · The 1970s
October 15, 1978 On October 15, 1978, wes Moore is born. 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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Wes Moore is born. S. Army officer, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023.
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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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#1 song of 1978
Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
Arrivals
Born on October 15, 1978 Wes Moore 1978– American politician (born 1978) Takeshi Morishima 1978– Japanese former professional wrestler (born 1978) Farewells
Died on October 15, 1978 W. Eugene Smith American photojournalist (1918–1978) Rolf Stenersen Norwegian sprinter, businessman and art collector Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1978 April 14 Tbilisi demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrate against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. April 17 Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. April 27 John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. April 27 The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. April 27 Willow Island disaster: In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia. April 28 The President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels. The class of 1978
Others born in 1978 AD Antonio de Nigris 1978– Mexican footballer (died 2009)
MF Mirka Federer 1978– Slovak-Swiss tennis player
AM Anamaria Marinca 1978– Romanian-English actress ET Etan Thomas 1978– American basketball player
CP Carles Puyol 1978– Spanish footballer
RL Roland Lessing 1978– Estonian biathlete
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