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In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]
1978Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer[†]
Russell Anderson is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played in the Scottish Premier League for Aberdeen, the Premier League for Sunderland, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Burnley and Derby County. Anderson won 11 caps for Scotland at full international level between 2002 and 2008.
1978Zachary Knighton, American actor[†]
Zachary Andrew Knighton is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings from 2011 to 2013 and as Orville "Rick" Wright in the rebooted version of Magnum P.I. from 2018 to 2024. Other notable roles on television include starring roles on ABC's science fiction series FlashForward and in the FOX sitcoms Life on a Stick and Weird Loners.
1978Bobby Madden, Scottish football referee[†]
Robert Adam Madden is a Scottish former football referee.
1978Robert Mambo Mumba, Kenyan footballer[†]
Robert Mambo George Randu Mumba is a Kenyan former footballer. He is a former player of Swedish club GIF Sundsvall.
1978Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter[†]
Markus Pöyhönen is a Finnish former track and field athlete, who specialised in the 100m sprint. Pöyhönen's trainer during his active career was Atte Pettinen.
1978An Yong-hak, North Korean footballer[†]
An Yong-Hak is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea internationally.