What Happened In December 1978 In History

Historical Events for December, 1978

• 5th » The Soviet Union signs a "friendship treaty" with the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
• 6th » Spain approves Spanish Constitution of 1978 called its latest constitution in a referendum.
• 10th » Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 11th » The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese crime family known as Lucchese family associate James Burke (gangster) named Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
• 18th » Dominica joins the United Nations.
• 22nd » The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao Zedong called Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform.
• 27th » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1978

• 1st » Mat Kearney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 2nd » Jarron Collins, American basketball player
• 2nd » Jason Collins, American basketball player
• 2nd » Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 2nd » Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
• 2nd » Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
• 2nd » Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder
• 2nd » David Rivas, Spanish footballer
• 2nd » Christopher Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Muse (band) known as Muse)
• 3rd » Trina, American rapper
• 3rd » Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
• 3rd » Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
• 3rd » Dan Snow, English-Canadian radio and television host
• 3rd » Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist
• 4th » Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
• 5th » Pachrapa Chaichua, Thai actress
• 5th » Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 5th » Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
• 6th » K. D. Aubert, American model and actress
• 6th » Chris Başak, American baseball player
• 6th » Darrell Jackson, American football player
• 6th » Ramiro Pez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 7th » Shiri Appleby, American actress
• 7th » Chad Dukes (radio personality) or Chad Dukes, American radio host
• 7th » Frankie J, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and producer (Kumbia Kings)
• 7th » Mr. Porter, American rapper and producer (D12)
• 8th » John Oster, English-Welsh footballer
• 8th » Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer
• 8th » Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
• 8th » Ian Somerhalder, American actor
• 8th » Vernon Wells, American baseball player
• 9th » Gastón Gaudio, Argentinian tennis player
• 9th » Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
• 10th » Summer Phoenix, American actress
• 11th » Roy Wood, Jr., American comedian, actor, and radio host
• 12th » Monica Bîrlădeanu, Romanian model and actress
• 12th » Jennifer Rovero, American model
• 13th » Olav Bjortomt, English quiz player
• 13th » Kaspars Kambala, Latvian basketball player
• 13th » Ryo Kawakita, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
• 13th » B.J. Penn, American mixed martial artist
• 14th » Dean Brogan, Australian footballer
• 14th » Zdeněk Pospěch, Czech footballer
• 14th » Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
• 14th » Radu Sîrbu, Moldovan-Romanian singer and producer (O-Zone)
• 14th » Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Ned Brower, American drummer and actor (Rooney (band) called Rooney)
• 15th » Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter (Epica (band) e.g Epica, After Forever, and Mayan (band) or Mayan)
• 15th » Jerome McDougle, American football player
• 16th » Joe Absolom, English actor
• 16th » John Morris (curler) named John Morris, Canadian curler
• 16th » Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer and manager
• 17th » Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican baseball player and sportscaster
• 17th » Riteish Deshmukh, Indian actor
• 17th » Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, actor, and politician
• 17th » Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Three Days Grace and Thousand Foot Krutch)
• 17th » Chase Utley, American baseball player
• 18th » Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
• 18th » Ali Curtis, American soccer player
• 18th » Katie Holmes, American actress
• 18th » Naomi Lang, American ice dancer
• 19th » Patrick Casey (writer) known as Patrick Casey, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Andrei Markov (ice hockey) or Andrei Markov, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player
• 20th » Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer
• 21st » Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
• 21st » Mike Vitar, American actor
• 22nd » Joanne Kelly, Canadian actress
• 22nd » Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer
• 23rd » Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
• 23rd » Andra Davis, American football player
• 23rd » Jodie Marsh, English model and actress
• 23rd » Víctor Martínez (baseball) or Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 23rd » Estella Warren, Canadian swimmer, model, and actress
• 24th » Yıldıray Baştürk, German-Turkish footballer
• 24th » Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 25th » Simon Jones (cricketer) known as Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer
• 25th » Joel Porter, Australian footballer and manager
• 25th » Bridgetta Tomarchio, American actress and model
• 26th » Karel Rüütli, Estonian politician
• 26th » Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
• 27th » Deuce McAllister, American football player
• 28th » Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
• 28th » Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, English model, actress, and fashion designer
• 28th » John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
• 28th » Jang Min-hyeok, South Korean voice actor
• 29th » Alexis Amore, Peruvian-American porn actress
• 29th » Jake Berry, English lawyer and politician
• 29th » Matthew Carr, Australian footballer
• 29th » Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Kieron Dyer, English footballer
• 29th » Danny Higginbotham, English footballer
• 29th » Steve Kemp (musician) or Steve Kemp, English drummer (Hard-Fi)
• 29th » LaToya London, American singer and actress
• 30th » Devin Brown, American basketball player
• 30th » Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 30th » Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer (Behemoth (band) or Behemoth, Azarath (band) known as Azarath, and Witchmaster)
• 30th » Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player
• 31st » Eisa Al Dah, Emirati boxer

Famous Deaths for December 1978

• 7th » Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist and paleontologist (b. 1886)
• 8th » Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1898)
• 10th » Ed Wood, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 11th » Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 12th » Fay Compton, English actress and singer (b. 1894)
• 14th » Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded the College of Europe (b. 1886)
• 15th » Chill Wills, American actor and singer (b. 1903)
• 17th » Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
• 27th » Chris Bell (musician) or Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Star) (b. 1951)
• 27th » Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (b. 1932)
• 27th » Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
• 31st » Basil Wolverton, American illustrator (b. 1909)

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