Historical figures in 1978

The atlas holds 65 people and 92 moments here, in 1978. The most recorded lives are Jimmy Carter, Muhammad Ali and Bob Marley. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Writers.

Notable people

1. Abdus Salam

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…

2. Agostinho Neto

   in 1978

   2 moments here

   António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

3. Ahmed Sékou Touré

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

4. Akira Kurosawa

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…

5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

6. Ali Khamenei

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

7. Anwar Sadat

   in 1978

   3 moments here

   Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

8. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

   in 1978

   1 moment here

   Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

9. Bob Marley

   in 1978

   3 moments here

   Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…

10. Christiaan Barnard

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…

11. Claude Simon

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

12. Corazon Aquino

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

13. Dalida

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…

14. Daniel arap Moi

    in 1978

    3 moments here

    Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…

15. Deng Xiaoping

    in 1978

    3 moments here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…

16. Desmond Tutu

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

17. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

18. Dolores del Río

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…

19. Golda Meir

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

20. Grace Kelly

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

21. Ingmar Bergman

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…

22. Jacques Chirac

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

23. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

24. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…

Moments

1. 1978 Visit to China Abdus Salam
2. 1978 Honorary doctorate at the University of Lagos Agostinho Neto
3. 1978 Religious activity in Bazman during exile Ali Khamenei
4. 1978 Is This Love video recording Bob Marley
5. 1978 Finishing-school term in Rougemont Diana, Princess of Wales
6. 1978 White House cultural-ambassador recognition Dolores del Río
7. 1978 Final journey to Israel Jean-Paul Sartre
8. 1978 Meetings on Vancouver Island Jiddu Krishnamurti
9. 1978 Aswan meeting with Sadat Jimmy Carter
10. 1978 India state visit Jimmy Carter
11. 1978 Riyadh meeting with Saudi leadership Jimmy Carter
12. 1978 First Temple University visiting professorship John Atta Mills
13. 1978 Gifford Lectures John Eccles
14. 1978 Travel in Egypt Jorge Luis Borges
15. 1978 Australian Grand Prix anniversary guest Juan Manuel Fangio
16. 1978 Meeting President Carter Kenneth Kaunda
17. 1978 Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Memorial Lectures Macfarlane Burnet
18. 1978 Travel in Israel Marguerite Duras
19. 1978 Master's degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
20. 1978 Bangladesh visit Muhammad Ali
21. 1978 Soviet Union visit Muhammad Ali
22. 1978 Moves back to Moscow Raisa Gorbacheva
23. 1978 Opened legal practice in Busan Roh Moo-hyun
24. 1978 Visiting student at USC Shinzo Abe
25. 1978 Move to Childwickbury Manor Stanley Kubrick
26. 1978 Gifford Lectures Sydney Brenner
27. 1978 Boat-people rescue operation Thích Nhất Hạnh
28. 1978 Return to Ahmadu Bello University Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
29. 1978 In Miami when her husband was assassinated Violeta Chamorro
30. 1978 Palestinian refugee camp visit Yasser Arafat
31. 1978 Transfer to Rawalpindi Central Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
32. 1978 National Press Club speech Anwar Sadat
33. 1978 Birds, Beasts, and Flowers premiere Grace Kelly
34. 1978 State visit to Portugal Olav V
35. 1978 Town Hall solo performance Whitney Houston
36. 1978 South African Council of Churches leadership Desmond Tutu
37. 1978 Brazil state visit Jimmy Carter
38. 1978 Caracas state visit Jimmy Carter
39. 1978 Lagos state visit Jimmy Carter
40. 1978 Law studies at Peking University Li Keqiang
41. 1978 Withdrawal to Beirut during Operation Litani Yasser Arafat
42. 1978 One Love Peace Concert Bob Marley
43. 1978 Noise-barrage action at the Aquino home Corazon Aquino
44. 1978 Monrovia meeting with Tolbert Jimmy Carter
45. 1978 Medical ethics address in Nairobi Christiaan Barnard
46. 1978 Visit to Iran Margaret Thatcher
47. 1978 Eddington Memorial Lectures Maurice Wilkins
48. 1978 The Shining production at Elstree Stanley Kubrick
49. 1978 Harvard commencement address Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
50. 1978 Meeting with Agha Shahi at the United Nations Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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