Election of Pope John Paul II
1978 · Event
Karol Wojtyła becomes the first non-Italian pope in 455 years; his Polish papacy would help undermine Soviet communism.
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More from Christianity
- Conversion of Constantine (312)
- Saint Paul (5)
- Paul's missionary journeys (48)
- Christianity becomes Roman state religion (380)
- Council of Chalcedon (451)
- Counter-Reformation (1540)
- Council of Trent (1545)
- Second Vatican Council (1962)
Around 1978
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) (Pink Floyd) (1979)
- Pop music: the 1980s (1980)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) (1983)