1978: what happened around the world

In 1978, 142 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Camp David Accords, Saur Revolution and Uganda–Tanzania War among the best known. 86 more were already under way, such as Iranian Revolution and Lebanese Civil War. 111 things were founded or built that year, from Dominica and Solomon Islands.

142events began
86already under way
111founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks56

+16 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires44

+4 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges30

Disasters6

Treaties, councils and politics4

Expeditions2

Already under way in 197886

Came to an end in 19788

Founded or built in 1978111

+81 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1978

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →