| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 01 1978 | Tuvalu Gains Independence From U.K |
| October 01 1978 | Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party Founded |
| October 08 1978 | Ken Warby Sets World Water Speed Record |
| October 16 1978 | Wojtyla Elected Pope John Paul II |
| October 16 1978 | Rutkiewicz: First Female European To Reach Everest Summit |
| October 21 1978 | Australian Pilot Fredrick Valentich Disappears |
| October 22 1978 | Papal Inauguration Of Pope John Paul II |