1978

Events

 * 23rd February - Chas Dingle is born to Shadrach and Faith Dingle.
 * 5th March - Linda Glover is born to Ned and Jan Glover.
 * 21st March - While Ian Hepton and Clive Hinton are in a mine, it explodes, leaving Ian injured and knocking Clive unconscious.
 * 6th April - Jessica McAllister is born to Bernard and Angharad McAllister.
 * 13th May - Nicola Blackstock is born to Rodney and Maureen Blackstock.
 * 16th May - First appearance of Seth Armstrong.
 * 29th June - Matt Skilbeck and Dolly Acaster marry.

Real life events
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