Famous Birthdays
- Charlie Korsmo, actor (Dick Tracy, What About Bob)
- Elliott Yamin, American Idol contestant
- Jen Grubb, Elk Hart Indiana, soccer defender (Olympics 1996)
- Pavel Datsyuk, Russian ice hockey player
- Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
- Will Solomon, American basketball player
What Happened in 1978
Sex Pistols' Break Up
Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious on stage during the band's last show at Winterland in San Francisco, January 14, 1978
January 17, 1978Saturday Night Fever Goes #1
The Bee Gees collect a Billboard #1 Music Award for Saturday Night Fever
January 21, 1978Funeral of Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI's body lying in view in the Vatican after his death
August 11, 1978
