Date: February 19, 1978
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 1978Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 Crash, 42 Dead, 7 Survive February…
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 1978Mir Akbar Khyber Assassinated, Sparking Saur Revolution in Afghanistan April 17, 1978First Spam Email…
Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Bombay, India, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, killing all 213 people on board. Date: January 1, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1978…
The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side. Date: July 30, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978Birth of Louise Joy Brown, First IVF…
A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near the Russian town of Yegoryevsk, killing two. Date: May 23, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1978FDA Requires Blood Donations Labeled Paid or Volunteer January 13, 1978Garfield Comic Strip…
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 📅…