Date: May 12, 1978
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 1978Air India Flight 855 Crashes in Arabian Sea, 213…
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 1978Dominica Gains Independence from the United Kingdom November 3, 1978Evita Original Production Opens at…
United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people. Date: December 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Air Canada Flight 189 Runway Overrun Crash in Toronto…
One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War. Date: August 13, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Saur Revolution Begins in…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Saur Revolution Begins in Afghanistan, Daoud Khan…
Air Caribbean Flight 309 crashes in Residencial Las Casas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing six. Date: September 26, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Tbilisi Demonstrations Against Soviet Georgian Language Status Change, April…