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1978
 
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Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in the USA        
1978
 
    
British author Ian McEwan publishes his first novel, The Cement Garden       
1978
 
   
Pope John Paul I dies, after a pontificate of only 33 days      
1978
 
  
A Catholic-Orthodox joint commission acknowledges the long-term aim of re-establishing full communion between the two churches     
1978
 
    
David Attenborough writes and presents Life on Earth, a television series on evolution – the first of his many surveys of natural history       
1978
 
   
Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla is elected pope and takes the name John Paul II      
1978
 
   
Belgian cyclist Eddie Merckz retires after a 14-year career with a record 445 victories      
1978
 
   
Demonstrations take place throughout Iran, demanding Islamic rule under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini      
1978
 
     
Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat share the Nobel Peace Prize        
1978
 
    
Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge