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Born in 1978: Spain

This was Spain in 1978. Add your birthday to see your exact day.

What was Spain like in 1978?

Here is what Spain was like in 1978. In cinemas, people watched “Emmanuelle”. In the news: Violence at the San Fermín festival. 1978 was also the Year of the Earth Horse, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1978.

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how much prices have risen since

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years of life expected at birth

Films

  • Emmanuelle · Spain's No. 1 film of 1978
  • Grease · Top film released in Spain in 1978

On TV

  • Estudio 1 · TVE · televised theatre
  • El hombre y la Tierra (Man and the Earth) · TVE · Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
  • Curro Jiménez · TVE · bandit adventures

Cartoons

  • Mazinger Z · On TVE (La 1)
  • Maya the Bee · On TVE

Cars

  • Renault 4, the "Cuatro Latas" · FASA-Renault
  • Simca 1000 · Barreiros Chrysler
  • SEAT 124 · SEAT
  • SEAT 127 · SEAT

Snacks and ice creams

  • Sugus · Chewy fruit sweets
  • Phoskitos · Nutrexpa
  • The 'chica Mirinda' · Mirinda ads
  • Tigretón · Bimbo

Phones and gadgets

  • Ten million telephones · Telefónica (CTNE)

Fashion

  • Punk arrives · Punk
  • Adlib: Ibiza white · Ibiza
  • Ready-to-wear takes over · Manuel Pertegaz

Sports

  • Real Madrid are league champions · 1978–79 La Liga

In the news

  • Violence at the San Fermín festival (1978-07-08)
  • Los Alfaques campsite disaster (1978-07-11)
  • Tenerife South airport opens (1978-10-23)
  • El Periódico de Catalunya is born (1978-10-26)
  • Cortes approve the Constitution (1978-10-31)
  • Spaniards approve the Constitution (1978-12-06)
  • School bus hit by a train at Muñoz (1978-12-21)

1978: the Year of the Earth Horse

People born from about 4 February 1978 to 3 February 1979 share the Horse as their year animal, with the Earth element: freedom and enthusiasm with steadiness and care. Those born earlier in January belong to the Fire Snake year.

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What was Spain like in 1978?

Here is what Spain was like in 1978. In cinemas, people watched “Emmanuelle”. In the news: Violence at the San Fermín festival. 1978 was also the Year of the Earth Horse, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1978.

What animal year was 1978?

1978 was the Year of the Earth Horse, from about 4 February 1978 to 3 February 1979. People born in January 1978 belong to the Fire Snake year.

How old is someone born in 1978?

Someone born in 1978 turns 48 in 2026.

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Last updated October 28, 2026