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1978    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    Steve Ovett Middle-distance Runner Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1978    FIFA World Cup winners were    Argentina Sports & Leisure > Football - FIFA World Cup

1978    winners of the FA Cup were    Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1 Arsenal 0 Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1978    winner of the Tour de France was    Bernard Hinault (France) 5 tour de France, also finished 2nd twice. Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France

Hot Lead and Cold Feet    was released in    1978 Movies > Films - Disney

1978    Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was    Mario Andretti Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions

1978    Formula One World Constructors' Champion was    Lotus Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions

1978    World Snooker Championship winner was    Ray Reardon Sports & Leisure > Snooker - World Champions

1978    Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was    Björn Borg Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions

1978    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Martina Navratilova Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1978    Commonwealth Games host was    Edmonton Sports & Leisure > Athletics - Commonwealth Games

1978    Palme d'Or winner was    The Tree With the Wooden Clogs (L'Albero Degli Zoccoli) Directed by Ermanno Olmi Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or

1978    winner of the US Open Men's Singles was    Jimmy Connors d. Björn Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions

1978    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Chris Evert Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

1978    winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was    Guillermo Vilas Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions

1978    winner of the French Open Men's Singles was    Björn Borg Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions

1978    World Series Champions were the    New York Yankees 6 games v. Los Angeles Dodgers. MVP: Bucky Dent Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions

1978    Time 'Person of the Year' was    Deng Xiaoping Modernising Chinese leader after the death of Chairman Mao. Survived numerous assassination attempts before dying aged 92 in 1997. History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'

1978    Swiss Football League Championship winners were    Grasshopper-Club Zürich Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions

1978        Space Invaders Was Launched Designed by Toshihiro Nishikado, it was the first smash-hit video game. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1978        The First Test Tube Baby Was Born Louise Joy Brown (born July 25, 1978, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) was the world's first baby to be conceived by in-vitro fertilisation, or IVF. She gave birth on 21 December 2006 to a baby boy. He was conceived naturally History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1978    champions were    Kentucky Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions

1978    the winner was    Anwar Al-Sadat and Menachem Begin President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 1918-1981 / Prime Minister of Israel, 1913-1992 Misc > Nobel Peace Prize

1978    the President was    Alessandro Pertini 9 July 1978 - 29 June 1985 History & Mythology > Italian Presidents

1978    the winner was    Isaac Bashevis Singer USA, 1904-1991; "for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life" Arts & Literature > Nobel Prize for Literature

1978    the winner was    The Deer Hunter Directed by Michael Cimino for Univeral Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1978    the winner was    Affirmed Steve Cauthen - Triple Crown Winner Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1978    the winner was    Jack Nicklaus At St Andrews Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners

Where Will All the Animals Go?    was published in    1978 By Sharon Holaves and Illustrated by Leigh Grant Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book

1978    the winners were    Harlequins I Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens

1978    UEFA Champions League winners were    Liverpool England Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners

1978    the winner was    Rise Again Composed by Dallas Holm Music > The Dove Award

1978    Senior Isle of Man TT winner was    Herron Yamaha- 500cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT

1978    Junior Isle of Man TT winner was    Mortimer Yamaha-250 cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT

1978        Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

1978    the winner was    Virginia Ruzici Defeated Mima Jaušovec 6-2, 6-2 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions

1978    the winner was    Czeslaw Milosz Poland Arts & Literature > Neustadt Laureates

1978    the Pope was    John Paul I History & Mythology > Papal Reigns

1978 - 2005    the Pope was    John Paul II History & Mythology > Papal Reigns

1776, 1789, 1917, 1959, 1978    are all    Years of Revolutions The American, French, Russian, Cuban, and Iranian/Islamic revolutions... respectively Misc > Common Threads 1

1978        Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty Israel and Egypt agree to mutually recognize each other; Israel agrees to withdraw its troops from the Sinai Peninsula in return for Israeli ships to gain free passage through the Suez Canal. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1978        Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between Japan and the People's Republic of China Peace agreement between Japan and the People's Republic of China. History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions

1978    Preakness Stakes winner was    Affirmed Triple Crown winner -- Steve Cauthen on board -- Trainer Laz Barrera -- Harbor View Farm -- 1:54.40 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1978    winner was    Affirmed Triple Crown Winner with Steve Cauthen up, Trainer: Laz Barrera, Owner: Harbor View Farm -- 2:26.80 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Belmont Stakes Winners

1978    winner was    Affirmed Steve Cauthen up, Trainer: Lazaro S. Barrera, Owner: Harbor View Farm Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - American Triple Crown Winners

1978    was the first publication of    I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books

1978    winner was    Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0 (after replay 0-0 ) Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners

1978    was won by    Brown Lad Mrs. Connie Burrell Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners

London Philharmonic    recorded    Dvorak, Saint-Saëns, Cello Concertos; Angel, 1978 Music > Classical Albums - 1960-1979

Edmonton Eskimos    won the Grey Cup in    1978 Edmonton Eskimos defeated Montreal Alouettes 20-13 at CNE Stadium in Toronto, Ontario on November 26, 1978. the first of the Eskimos' record five consecutive Grey Cup victories. Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners