Your place in the Universe on 1978
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Get your map!1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1978 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1978 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1978, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1978, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1978, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1978, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1978.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1978 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1978, during the 51st Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 09/04/1979 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1978:
The most popular and best selling books in 1978 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1978 was the Year of the Horse.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Horse sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1978 were Michael, Jason and Christopher for boys and Jennifer, Melissa and Jessica for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1978 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1978 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1978, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
The Music Chart in the USA in 1978 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 1978, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring by Boney M
The Music Chart in the UK in 1978 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1978 were:
The world population in 1978 was 4,304,533,501 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 39.0% of the total population, which is roughly 1.7 billion individuals.The annual population change in 1978 was an increase of +74.9 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.77% over the previous year.The average population density in 1978 was 18 persons per square mile (or 29 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 1978: