Tommy Gun Chart Entry
Tommy Gun enters the Official Singles Chart and later reaches number nineteen.
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1978 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 258 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1978.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1978
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December
Super Cup Goal Against Anderlecht
Scores Liverpool's goal in the 3-1 first-leg UEFA Super Cup defeat by Anderlecht.
Super Cup Second-Leg Opening Goal
Scores the opening goal for Liverpool in the second leg of the UEFA Super Cup against Anderlecht.
Joy Division
Ian Curtis suffers his first recognisable epileptic fit, after a show Curtis has a seizure during the ride home and has to be taken to a hospital, In spite of Curtis illness, Joy Divisions career continues to progress
Strike
Ford workers settle for 17%. British Oxygen workers settle for 10%. British Leyland workers make a claim for 37%
Other events (month unknown)
1978 FA Cup Final Winner
Scores Ipswich Town's only goal against Arsenal before being substituted during the celebrations.
Academy Award
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for California Suite
Academy Award
Awarded the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the brittle actress Diana Barry in California Suite, acting opposite Michael Caine
Alternative Fuel Planning
Contingency proposals examined the role of alternative fuels in sustaining electricity generation during a coal strike.
An Idea and Its Servants Published
Hoggart published An Idea and Its Servants, reflecting on his experience of UNESCO and international administration.
Betrayal London Premiere
Harold Pinter's Betrayal premiered in London, revealing an affair through a chronology that moves backward in time.
Birmingham Attacking Leadership
Bertschin supplied goals and aggressive centre-forward play during his Birmingham City years, becoming an important attacking option in the late 1970s.
Black and White
Records Black and White as the band moves toward a starker and more experimental sound.
Black Sabbath
Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's drinking led to his firing from the band, he is replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio
Black Sabbath
Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's drinking led to his firing from the band, he is replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Rejoins Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath release the Album, "Never Say Die"
Blondes Have More Fun
Releases "Blondes Have More Fun"
Brentford Promotion Scoring
Phillips supplied goals during Brentford's late-1970s rise and helped the side secure a higher place in the Football League.
Brentford Return to Third Division
Dodgin directed a successful Fourth Division promotion season, restoring Brentford to the third tier of English football.
Budget
Denis Winston Healey presents the 1978 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy
The 1978 Budget under Denis Winston Healey sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Butterflies
Appears in Butterflies (1978-1983)
Butterflies
Writer of the ssitcom Butterflies (1978-1983)
Butterflies
Appears in Butterflies (1978-1983)
Butterflies
Appears in Butterflies (1978-1983)
Buzzcocks
The Buzzcocks release "Another Music in a Different Kitchen"
C.I.D. Single
UK Subs release C.I.D., one of the band's earliest recorded statements and a key step toward wider recognition.
Central Defensive Signing From Everton
Ken McNaught joined Aston Villa from Everton and established himself as a central defender in a team moving toward major honours.
Clash
Recruited as drummer for The Clash, who had played briefly with Joness London SS two years before, Headon is nicknamed "Topper" by Simonon, who felt he resembled the Topper comic book character Mickey the Monkey
Coal Stockpiling Proposal
The Ridley report advocated adequate coal stocks to withstand prolonged disruption in a future miners dispute.
Coal Transport Contingencies
The report considered ways of maintaining transport and distribution of supplies during industrial action.
Comets Ice Ages and Catastrophes
Hoyle and Wickramasinghe proposed links among cometary encounters, climatic change, and ecological catastrophes.
Community Enlargement
Supports preparations for further enlargement of the European Community.
Cowans Villa Young Midfielder Emerges
Cowans becomes an increasingly influential passer for Saunders, giving Aston Villa control and creativity from central midfield.
Critical Reassessment of Fiction
West's fiction attracted renewed critical attention for its treatment of women's lives and political history.
Cross-City Line
British Rail creates a through suburban service crossing Birmingham from north to south.
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
Releases Da Ya Think I'm Sexy, a disco-era hit that becomes one of his signature songs.
Damned Reformation
Returns as the Damned regroup after their initial breakup and resume recording and performing.
Death of Kenney Jones
Kenney Jones replaces Keith Moon on drums
Death of Selwyn Lloyd
Death of Selwyn Lloyd
Death of Sid Viscous
Dies of a drugs overdose in New York
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