| Millennium: | 1st millennium ← 2nd millennium → 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11st century • 12nd century • 13rd century • 14th century • 15th century |
| 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century • 20th century | |
| Decades: | 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s |
| 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s | |
| Years: | 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
The following events took place in the year 1978 C.E.
Dated[]
August[]
- Saturday, August 26th: After the death of Pope Paul Ⅵ, retired Omega-144 member Albino Luciani is ordained as Pope John Paul Ⅰ.[1]
September[]
- Thursday, September 28th: Pope John Paul Ⅰ suffers a fatal heart attack, marking the end of his thirty-three day papacy.[1]
Undated[]
- Prior August 26th: Error in SCP-1844 containment rituals results in damage to the occupied capsule and injury to JPI-265 Albino Luciani. Luciani decides to retire from Foundation service and returns to Rome.[1]
- The Exidy Sorcerer is released.[2]
- The McDonnell Douglas Corporation begins production of two new variants of the F-15 Eagle; the single-seat F-15C, and two-seat F-15D.[3]
- SCP-4004-L09 is acquired from northern Guyana.[4]