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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1978.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1978: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1978?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1978 Commandos occupy Iraqi embassy in Paris, 1 dead
  • 05 Aug 1978 New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo).
  • 06 Aug 1978 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont Country Club - Pennsylvania
  • 07 Aug 1978 Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame
  • 08 Aug 1978 Pioneer-Venus 2 with five atmospheric probes launched toward Venus.
  • 09 Aug 1978 Yanks score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7
  • 10 Aug 1978 Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
  • 11 Aug 1978 Funeral of Pope Paul VI
  • 12 Aug 1978 Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours
  • 13 Aug 1978 Bomb attack in Beirut, 175 killed
  • 15 Aug 1978 House of Reps approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA
  • 17 Aug 1978 1st successful crossing of the Atlantic by balloon
  • 18 Aug 1978 Memphis Tenn settles with striking police officers and firefighters
  • 19 Aug 1978 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran.
  • 20 Aug 1978 Tatyana Providokhina runs female world record 1k
  • 21 Aug 1978 1st gay theme telefilm - Matlovich vs. US Air Force
  • 22 Aug 1978 Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua Nicaragua
  • 23 Aug 1978 Iranian students occupies Iranian embassy at Wassenaar
  • 25 Aug 1978 Baseball umps stage a 1 day strike
  • 26 Aug 1978 Soyuz 31 carries two cosmonauts (one the first East German, Sigmund JShn) to Salyut 6.
  • 27 Aug 1978 Gerrie Knetemann becomes world cyclist champion
  • 29 Aug 1978 USTA National Tennis Center opens in Flushing, New York
  • 31 Aug 1978 Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1978?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Miss You
  2. - Three Times A Lady
  3. - Grease
  4. - Last Dance
  5. - Boogie Oogie Oogie

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - You're The One That I Want
  2. - Three Times A Lady
  3. - Dreadlock Holiday
  4. - Substitute
  5. - Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

Release year: 1978

Directed by: George A. Romero

Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross

Country: United States of America

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

Release year: 1978

Directed by: Daryl Duke

Starring: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Release year: 1978

Directed by: James Bridges

Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel

Country: United States of America

Five Deadly Venoms

Five Deadly Venoms

Release year: 1978

Directed by: Cheh Chang

Starring: Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Meng Lo

Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

Release year: 1978

Directed by: Guy Hamilton

Starring: Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Franco Nero

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1978?
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The World According To Garp by John Irving

The World According To Garp

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20th Anniversary Edition with a new Afterword by the author. This is the story of T. S.

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

The Silmarillion

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"Majestic! . . . The Silmarillion will appeal to readers of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. It contains medieval romances, fairy tales and even more brutal wars that ring with heraldic fury.

The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum

The Holcroft Covenant

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The Fourth Reich is on the verge of forming, and the only person who can stop it from arising is about to sign its birth certificates.

The Only Investment Guide You'Ll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias

The Only Investment Guide You'Ll Ever Need

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Over thirty years, The Only Investment Guide You Will Ever Need has been a popular finance guide that has won the loyalty of over a million people across the United States.

A Time For Truth by William E. Simon

A Time For Truth

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An eminent conservative examines the economic and policy policies that threaten liberty and points the way towards an American Renaissance.