1978

The following events occured in the year 1978:

Events

 * Universal Brooms Ltd goes out of business.
 * James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, and Lily Evans leave Hogwarts.

Births

 * Alicia Spinnet
 * April 1 - twins Fred and George Weasley born to Arthur and Molly Weasley
 * Cho Chang (or possibly 1979)

Muggle events

 * 1978 at Wikipedia