Date: April 14, 1978
The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people. Date: May 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally Begins December 26, 1978Crown…
Cardinal Karol Wojtyลa is elected to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Date: October 16, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Spain Ratifies Spanish Constitution…
Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I. Date: August 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Landsat 3 Launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base – March 5, 1978Jimmy Carter Declares…
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. Date: April 17, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Multan Colony Textile Mills Massacre, Pakistan, January 2, 1978Spain Becomes Democracy After Fascist Dictatorship,…
Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka. Date: November 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1978 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Yuba County Five Disappear in California, February 24, 1978Altaf Hussain Founds APMSO at Karachi University, June…
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 โ ๐ Other events…