Date: January 1, 1978
The President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels. Date: April 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Rebels Occupy Kolwezi, Zaire Mining Center, May…
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 1978Henrik Igityan…
While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially designed umbrella. Date: September 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅…
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 📅…
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 1978Unabomber’s First Bombing at Northwestern…
Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. Date: May 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Aeroflot Flight 1080 Crash Kills 38 at Koltsovo…