Date: February 19, 1978
Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. Date: February 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. Date: September 30, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Tbilisi Demonstrations Against Soviet Language Changes, April 14, 1978Mohammad Daoud Khan Overthrown and Assassinated…
President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. Date: March 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tu-134 Crash Near…
On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills. Date: January 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Garfield Comic Strip Goes Nationwide Syndication, June 19, 1978Naomi Uemura First Solo North Pole Arrival by…
Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland. Date: September 5, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978European Court Finds UK Guilty of Prisoner Mistreatment in Northern…