What Happened In October 1978 In History

Historical Events for October, 1978

• 1st » Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1st » The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded.
• 16th » Karol Wojtyla is elected Pope John Paul II after the Papal conclave, October 1978 known as October 1978 Papal conclave, the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
• 16th » Wanda Rutkiewicz is the first Pole and the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• 21st » Australian civilian pilot Valentich Disappearance called Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, Australia e.g Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
• 22nd » Papal inauguration of Pope John Paul II.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1978

• 1st » Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
• 1st » Leticia Cline, American model and journalist
• 2nd » Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 2nd » Matthew Hancock, English politician, Minister for Portsmouth
• 3rd » Aminishiki Ryūji, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 3rd » Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
• 3rd » Neil Clement, English footballer
• 3rd » Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
• 3rd » Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
• 3rd » Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
• 3rd » Vienna Teng, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 4th » Phillip Glasser, American actor and producer
• 4th » Kyle Lohse, American baseball player
• 4th » Go Soo, South Korean actor and singer
• 5th » Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster
• 5th » Shane Ryan (Gaelic footballer) known as Shane Ryan, Irish footballer and hurler
• 5th » James Valentine (musician) or James Valentine, American guitarist (Maroon 5, JJAMZ, and Square (band) known as Square)
• 5th » Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer
• 5th » Mark Gower, English footballer
• 6th » Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer
• 6th » Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter
• 6th » Pamela David, Argentinian actress and model
• 7th » Alesha Dixon, English singer-songwriter and dancer (Mis-Teeq)
• 7th » Jake Humphrey, English journalist
• 7th » Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer
• 7th » Lauri Leis, Estonian triple jumper
• 9th » Rossa (singer) or Rossa, Indonesian singer
• 9th » Nicky Byrne, Irish singer-songwriter and footballer (Westlife)
• 9th » Juan Dixon, American basketball player and coach
• 10th » Scott Dobie, Scottish footballer
• 11th » Kali (footballer) known as Kali, Angolan footballer
• 11th » Trevor Donovan, American actor
• 11th » Takuya Kawaguchi, Japanese football player
• 11th » Carl Bussey, American football player
• 12th » Stefan Binder, German footballer
• 12th » Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist
• 14th » Usher (entertainer) e.g Usher, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 14th » Justin Lee Brannan, American guitarist (Most Precious Blood (band) known as Most Precious Blood and Indecision (band) or Indecision)
• 14th » Ryan Church, American baseball player
• 14th » Paul Hunter, English snooker player (d. 2006)
• 14th » Jana Macurová, Czech tennis player
• 14th » Steven Thompson (Scottish footballer) or Steven Thompson, Scottish footballer
• 14th » Javon Walker, American football player
• 15th » Devon Gummersall, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 15th » Takeshi Morishima, Japanese wrestler
• 16th » Ethan Luck, American guitarist and drummer (The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, and Relient K)
• 17th » Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach
• 17th » Erin Karpluk, Canadian actress
• 17th » Andrew Lawrence (comedian) or Andrew Lawrence, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 18th » Jyothika, Indian actress
• 18th » Wesley Jonathan, American actor
• 18th » Jaime Koeppe, Canadian model
• 18th » Mike Tindall, English rugby player
• 18th » Kenji Wu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
• 19th » Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
• 19th » Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer
• 19th » Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player (Moonsorrow and Finntroll)
• 20th » Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer
• 20th » Paul Wilson (musician) called Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Snow Patrol and Terra Diablo)
• 21st » Will Estes, American actor
• 21st » Joey Harrington, American football player and sportscaster
• 21st » Henrik Klingenberg, Finnish singer and keyboard player (Sonata Arctica)
• 22nd » Dion Glover, American basketball player
• 22nd » Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Owais Shah, Pakistani-English cricketer
• 23rd » Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
• 23rd » Steve Harmison, English cricketer
• 23rd » Wang Nan (table tennis) named Wang Nan, Chinese table tennis player
• 23rd » Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
• 24th » Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer
• 24th » James Hopes, Australian cricketer
• 25th » Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
• 25th » Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter
• 26th » Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (d. 2013)
• 26th » Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer
• 26th » Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician
• 26th » CM Punk, American wrestler
• 26th » Dave Zastudil, American football player
• 27th » Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist
• 27th » Stephanie Abrams, American meteorologist
• 27th » Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
• 28th » Marta Etura, Spanish actress
• 28th » Justin Guarini, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 29th » Travis Henry, American football player
• 29th » Kelly Smith, English footballer
• 30th » Martin Dossett, American football player
• 30th » Matthew Morrison, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 30th » Amanda Swafford, American model
• 30th » Derren Witcombe, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer
• 31st » Inka Grings, German footballer
• 31st » Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
• 31st » Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player

Famous Deaths for October 1978

• 9th » Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1929)
• 10th » Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1914)
• 10th » Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (b. 1910)
• 12th » Nancy Spungen, American murder victim, girlfriend of Sid Vicious (b. 1958)
• 17th » Giovanni Gronchi, Italian politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)
• 18th » Ramón Mercader, Spanish journalist, assassin of Leon Trotsky (b. 1914)
• 19th » Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)
• 20th » Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1948)
• 21st » Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian-Russian politician (b. 1895)
• 23rd » Maybelle Carter, American autoharp player (Carter Family) (b. 1909)
• 26th » Alexander Gerschenkron, Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and educator (b. 1904)
• 28th » Rukmani Devi, Sri Lankan singer and actress (b. 1923)

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