Cyclone Kills 1,000 in Eastern Sri Lanka, November 23, 1978

The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date: February 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Crown of St. Stephen Public Display in Hungary, January 31, 1978Charlie Chaplin Coffin…

The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Date: April 27, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. Date: March 15, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Provisional IRA La Mon Restaurant Bombing Kills 12, Injures 30 – February 17, 1978Tupolev…

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 inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins. Date: December 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Chartered DC-8 Crashes Near Colombo, 183 Killed, November 15, 1978Cardinal Karol Wojtyła Elected Pope John Paul II, First Non-Italian Pontiff,…