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October 26, 1978

On October 26, 1978, sari Abacha 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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1978

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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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Born on October 26, 1978

Sari Abacha 1978– Nigerian footballer (1978–2013)
Jimmy Aggrey 1978– English footballer
Eva Kaili 1978– Greek politician (born 1978)
Antonio Pierce 1978– American football player and coach (born 1978)
CM Punk 1978– American professional wrestler (born 1978)
Dave Zastudil 1978– American football player (born 1978)

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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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