What Happened on November 4, 1978

Historical Events

Sports History

3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, & Darrell Evans, available

  • Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran University
  • Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
  • USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
1978 History

Famous Birthdays

  • John Grabow, American baseball player, born in Arcadia, California
Born in 1978

Famous Weddings

Fran Drescher

"The Nanny" actress Fran Drescher (20) weds writer and director Peter Marc Jacobson (20) (divorced 1999)

1978 Highlights

About November 4, 1978

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 45 years, 4 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Scorpio

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: You Needed Me - Anne Murray
  • UK #1 Song: Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John