France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests. Date: November 14, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 3, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard. Date: October 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft. Date: October 21, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Based on the world's first children's art museum, the Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics opened in Yerevan. Date: October 18, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cardinal Karol Wojtyła 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 → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Aeroflot Flight 1080 crashes after takeoff from Koltsovo International Airport, killing 38. Date: October 7, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)