Date: April 27, 1978
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 1978First UNIFIL Troops Arrive in Lebanon for Peacekeeping Mission, March…
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 1978European Court Finds UK Guilty of Prisoner Mistreatment in Northern Ireland, January 18, 1978Cyclone…
In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 300 deaths. Date: August 19, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Saur Revolution Begins in Afghanistan, Daoud Khan Murdered, April 27, 1978Dominica Gains Independence from…
The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon. Date: March 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Unabomber’s First Bombing at Northwestern University May 25, 1978Saur…
Hilton bombing: A bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman. Date: February 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978European Court…
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Soviet or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. Date: March 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Solomon Islands Independence from United…