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, 78 former Minister of Foreign Affairs. 27 July – Zeng Baosun, 85, historian. 8 November – Chen Chih-Mai, 70, diplomat.
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