Date: January 31, 1978
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 1978Cyclone Kills…
The late iconic actor Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from his grave in Switzerland. 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 1978Alitalia Flight 4128 Crashes in Tyrrhenian Sea, 108 Killed, December 23,…
Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. Date: April 17, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill After Grounding on Portsall Rocks, March 16, 1978Balkan Bulgarian Airlines…
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. Date: September 30, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Mohammad Daoud Khan Overthrown and Assassinated in Afghanistan Coup, April 28, 1978FDA Requires Blood…
PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground. Date: September 25, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on…
In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order. Date: May 12, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…