Events in the year 1978 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 67 according to the official

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Incumbents

* President – Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo * Vice President – Chiang Ching-kuo, Hsieh Tung-min *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

– Chiang Ching-kuo,

Sun Yun-suan Sun Yun-suan (; 10 November 1913 – 15 February 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transfor ...

* Vice Premier –

Hsu Ching-chung Hsu Ching-chung (; 19 July 1907 – 13 March 1996) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1972 to 1981. And Acting Premier of the Republic of China in 1978 Early life Born in Taipei in 1907, Hsu was ...

Events

May

* 20 May – Chiang Ching-kuo became the

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...

December

* 10 December – The commissioning of first unit of

Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant The Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant or Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant (金山核能發電廠), First Nuclear Power Plant (第一核能發電廠 or 核一), is a nuclear power plant being definitely shutdown in Shimen District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Comm ...

in Taipei County.

Births

* 1 January – Huang Chin-chih, baseball player * 30 January –

Chiang Tsu-ping Chiang Tsu-ping (; born 30 January 1978) is a Taiwanese actress and television host, best known for her television dramas. Between 2005 and 2010 Chiang emerged as a viewers' favorite in Taiwan and other Hokkien-speaking regions for her diverse ro ...

, actress and television host * 23 March – Chu Hung-sen, baseball player * 14 May –

Aimee Sun Aimee Sun or Sun Yun-yun (; born 14 May 1978) is a Taiwanese socialite, heiress, media personality, jewelry designer, businesswoman, celebrity endorser, commercial actress and cover girl. She is a co-founder of Breeze Center, a shopping mall lo ...

, socialite, heiress, media personality, jewelry designer, businesswoman, celebrity endorser, commercial actress and cover girl * 7 June –

Penny Lin Penny Lin (; born June 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese actress. Filmography Television series Movies References External links * * 1978 births 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Living people {{Taiwan-actor-stub ...

, actress * 14 June –

Dee Hsu Dee Hsu (; born 14 June 1978), more commonly known as Xiǎo S or Little S (小S), is a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer, also formerly a ballroom dancer. Hsu is well known for her quick-witted caustic humor. From 2004 to 2015, she co ...

, television host, actress and singer * 17 July –

Suming Suming Rupi (born 17 July 1978) is a Taiwanese Indigenous musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the "Lacienci" (拉千禧) age set (a form of social organization that is characteristic of 'Amis) of 'Atolan. Life and career S ...

, singer and songwriter * 25 August – Giddens Ko, novelist and filmmaker * 14 September –

Aya Liu Aya Liu (; born 14 September 1978) is a Taiwanese television host, singer and actress. Liu has won the Best Host in a Variety Programme Award at the Golden Bell Awards in 2008. In 2012, the Chinese media listed her on the ''Top 10 sexiest TV h ...

, actress and hostess * 22 October –

Chang Chih-chiang Chang Chih-chiang (, born 22 October 1978 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He got his first career win on 7 July 2005. He is a starting pitcher for the Lions. Be ...

, baseball player * 14 November –

Liu Fu-hao Liu Fu-hao (, nickname: 小破 Xiǎo Pò) born 14 November 1978, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. Originally a third baseman, he currently plays as center fielder ...

, baseball player * 26 December –

Chiang Wan-an Chiang Wan-an (; born 26 December 1978), also known as Wayne Chiang, is a Taiwanese politician who is the mayor of Taipei. He is the son of former Vice Premier John Chiang, and is believed to be a great-grandson of former President of the Repub ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

, great grandson of

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

Deaths

* 18 May –

Wei Tao-ming Wei Tao-ming (; October 28, 1899 – May 18, 1978) was a distinguished Chinese diplomat and public servant. He was prominent as the Republic of China's Ambassador to the United States during the Second World War and foreign minister during the ...

, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. * 27 July –

Zeng Baosun Zeng Baosun or Tseng Pao Swen (; 9 March 1893 – 27 July 1978) was a Chinese feminist, historian, and Christian educator. Biography Zeng was born into a prominent family in Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, and was the great-granddaughter of Zeng Gu ...

, historian.

References

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