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