1978 in Taiwan

1978
in
Taiwan

Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:Other events of 1978
History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1978 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 67 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

  • President – Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo
  • Vice President – Chiang Ching-kuo, Hsieh Tung-min
  • Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo, Sun Yun-suan
  • Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung

Events

May

  • 20 May – Chiang Ching-kuo became the President of the Republic of China.

December

  • 10 December – The commissioning of first unit of Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Taipei County.

Births

  • 1 January – Huang Chin-chih, baseball player
  • 30 January – Chiang Tsu-ping, actress and television host
  • 23 March – Chu Hung-sen, baseball player
  • 14 May – Aimee Sun, socialite, heiress, media personality, jewelry designer, businesswoman, celebrity endorser, commercial actress and cover girl
  • 7 June – Penny Lin, actress
  • 14 June – Dee Hsu, television host, actress and singer
  • 17 July – Suming, singer and songwriter
  • 25 August – Giddens Ko, novelist and filmmaker
  • 14 September – Aya Liu, actress and hostess
  • 22 October – Chang Chih-chiang, baseball player
  • 14 November – Liu Fu-hao, baseball player
  • 26 December – Chiang Wan-an, member of Legislative Yuan, great grandson of Chiang Kai-shek

Deaths

  • 18 May – Wei Tao-ming, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • 27 July – Zeng Baosun, historian.

References