Date: November 18, 1978
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 1978Tabas Earthquake Kills 15,000 in Iran,…
Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. Date: October 8, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Geneva Frequency Plan Realigns European Radio Frequencies, November 23,…
The first UNIFIL troops arrive in Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line. Date: March 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet First Flight November 18, 1978South African…
Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. Date: June 22, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Mir Akbar Khyber…
The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. Date: May 8, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics Opens in Yerevan, October…
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…