1978 (Year)

Peter Sutcliffe · Interview #4: did not check the tires on Sutcliffe's red Ford Corsair, nor was he aware that Sutcliffe had recently purchased a black Sunbeam Rapier, which had already been spotted nine times in the Manningham red-light district. Age: 32

Peter Sutcliffe · Sutcliffe is interviewd by the police for the 3rd time. An operation mounted in the red-light districts in Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, and Sheffield brought the police again to Sutcliffe's door. Police officers had been staking out the red-light districts noting down car numbers. Sutcliffe's red Ford Corsair had been spotted seven times in the Bradford red-light area.
Without revealing that the police were conducting the secret monitoring of vehicles in the red-light districts, DC Smith inquired generally about Sutcliffe's car movements. Sonia Sutcliffe backed up her husband by stating that he rarely went out at night, and when he did she was usually with him.
The police did not check the tires on Sutcliffe's red Ford Corsair, nor was he aware that Sutcliffe had recently purchased a black Sunbeam Rapier, which had already been spotted nine times in the Manningham red-light district. Age: 32

Peter Sutcliffe · Stucliffe assaulted and murdered 40-year-old Vera Evelyn Millward at the parking compound of the Manchester Royal Infirmary in Chorlton-on-Medlock.
She was a mother of seven who lived in council flat in Hulme (Manchester) with her boyfriend. Age: 31

Peter Sutcliffe · Ten days later, Sutcliffe killed 18-year-old Elena "Helen" Rytka in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Rytka was then sexually assaulted as she lay on the ground. She was the only one of his victims that he had sexual intercourse with.
Her body was found three days later. Age: 31

Peter Sutcliffe · He assaults and murders 21-year-old Yvonne Ann Pearson. He hid her body near Lumb Lane in Bradford. Age: 31

Andy Gill · Their debut 45, the Damaged Goods EP, released in October 1978 on Scotland’s Blast First label, received extremely positive reviews from the music press while John Peel regularly played it on Radio 1. Age: 22

Bebe Buell · In 1978 she began a tempestuous affair with the married but separated Elvis Costello which continued on and off until 1984.

In her memoirs “Rebel Heart: An American Rock'n'Roll Journey” Bebe claims to have aborted his child, and really regrets it. She didn’t want to be a single mom again with a second child. Age: 24 - 30

Diana Ross · The film adaptation of The Wiz releases, starring Diana as Dorothy Age: 33

Shannen Doherty · It wasn’t until she moved to the California city of Los Angeles with her family in 1978, that she first began to develop an interest for acting and drama. Age: 6

Shannen Doherty · In 1978, the Doherty family moved to Los Angeles where Tom started a West Coast branch of the family transportation business, but within a few years the business collapsed. “Shannen has seen both sides of the coin,” said her dad, “We lived in a prestigious area [Palos Verdes, in Los Angeles], with an ocean view. Then we had the rug pulled out from under us. There was a time when the doorbell would ring and it might be the utility man there to cut off the power.” The experience seared Shannen. “People think, ‘She’s sitting up there in a nice house and has money,’ ” has Shannen said of herself, “My parents went from having money to having nothing, to eating rice every single day.” Age: 6

Thomas DeSimone · Took part in the Lufthansa heist where an estimated $5.875 million (equivalent to $24.4 million in 2021) was stolen from the Lufthansa cargo terminal at Kennedy airport, with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed on U.S. soil at the time. Burke decided on DeSimone, McMahon, Angelo Sepe, Louis Cafora, Joe Manri, and Paolo LiCastri as the robbers. Age: 28

Dave Dudley · Dudley's name became known to the audience in Germany after the German country band Truck Stop had a single Top 10 hit in Germany, titled "Ich möcht’ so gern Dave Dudley hör’n" ("I would like to listen to Dave Dudley so much, to Hank Snow and Charley Pride") Age: 49

Mark Hamill · Hamill married dental hygienist Marilou York in a private civil ceremony. Age: 27

Roman Polanski · Left the country on a flight to London, where he had a home. One day later, he left for France. As a French citizen, he has been protected from extradition. Age: 44

Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis) · The last passenger train crossed the Stone Arch Bridge

King Hussein · Married the renamed Queen Noor Al-Hussein in Amman Age: 42

Ted Bundy · Gained access to FSU's Chi Omega sorority house through a rear door with a faulty locking mechanism. He bludgeoned Margaret Bowman, 21, and attacked 20-year-old Lisa Levy, Kathy Kleiner, breaking her jaw and deeply lacerating her shoulder; and Karen Chandler, who suffered a concussion, broken jaw, loss of teeth, and a crushed finger. Age: 31

Jimmy Carter · Announced a reduction in American troops in South Korea scheduled to be released by the end of the year by two-thirds Age: 53

Jimmy Carter · Spoke at the Berlin Airlift Memorial. Age: 53

Jimmy Carter · Visited Nigeria to improve relations; the first U.S. president to do so Age: 53

Jeff Bezos · Enrolls at Miami Palmetto High School Age: 13

Katie Holmes · Born as Kate Noelle Holmes

Rosenbaum House · Added to NRHP