26 August 1978 August 25, 2015 Author: Staff Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Famous Words of Inspiration..."An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day." Irv Kupcinet — Click here for more from Irv Kupcinet Related posts: 8 April 2005 8 April 2005 30 June 1968 17 September 1978 19 February 1978 14 March 1978 22 March 1978 12 June 1978 17 September 1978 11 September 1978 Categories: History Tags: 1978, 26 August