What happened in 1978?

Camp David Accords

Major Events · Camp David, USA

Egypt and Israel negotiate a framework for peace, leading to a historic 1979 peace treaty.

Shaba II

Wars & Conflicts · Katanga Province

Historical military conflict

Battle of Kolwezi

Wars & Conflicts · Kolwezi

1978 battle of Kolwezi

Battle of Cassinga

Wars & Conflicts · Cassinga

South African airborne operation carried out in Angola in 1978

Battle of Kaukaba

Wars & Conflicts · Kaukaba

1978 battle

Cinema Rex fire

Wars & Conflicts · Abadan

Massacre

Afghan Conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Afghanistan

Armed conflicts in Afghanistan since 1978

Beyazıt Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Beyazıt Square

1978 terrorist incident in Turkey

South Lebanon conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Southern Lebanon

1978 war between Israel and Lebanon and the PLO

Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency

Wars & Conflicts · Eastern Anatolia Region

Armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups

Operation Sovereignty

Wars & Conflicts · Beagle Channel

Argentina's military operation in the border with Chile scheduled at 22 December 1978

Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport

Wars & Conflicts · Larnaca International Airport

Operation Reindeer

Wars & Conflicts · Angola

South African military operation carried out in Angola in 1978

1970s Operation in Balochistan

Wars & Conflicts · Balochistan

Conflict between Pakistani forces and Baloch separatists

Operation Snoopy

Wars & Conflicts · Chimoio

1978 military operation

1978 Mauritanian coup d'état

Politics & Government · Nouakchott

Military overthrow of Moktar Ould Daddah

1978 Comorian coup d'état

Politics & Government · Grande Comore

Deposition of Ali Soilih

Operation Galaxia

Politics & Government · Madrid

Codename for 1978 attempted coup d'état in Spain

1978 Somali coup d'état attempt

Politics & Government · Mogadishu

Coup d'etat attempt against the President of Somalia Siad Barre

Kurt Gödel died

People · Princeton

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906–1978)

Manne Siegbahn died

People · Engelbrekt church parish

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

Paul VI died

People · Castel Gandolfo

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)

John Paul I died

People · Vatican City

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti died

People · Lagos

Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist

Robert Sobukwe died

People · Kimberley

South African teacher, Pan-Africanist, and anti-apartheid activist (1924-1978)

Wadie Haddad died

People · East Berlin

Politician (1927-1978)

Malvina Reynolds died

People · Berkeley

American folk singer (1900–1978)

Jacques Brel died

People · Avicenne Hospital

Belgian singer (1929–1978)

André François-Poncet died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French diplomat (1887-1978)

Jean Babelon died

People · 7th arrondissement of Paris

French numismatist, historian and librarian (1889–1978)

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish died

People · Cambridge

British chemist

Vincent du Vigneaud died

People · White Plains

American biochemist (1901–1978)

Helena Kagan died

People · Jerusalem

Israeli pediatrician (1889-1978)

Lilly Becher died

People · East Berlin

German writer (1901–1978)

Mohamed Hassan Ouazzani died

People · Fez

Moroccan politician

Oleksa Hirnyk died

People · Kaniv

Ukrainian dissident (1912–1978)

Tamara Karsavina died

People · Beaconsfield

Russian ballet dancer

Charles Boyer died

People · Phoenix

French actor (1899–1978)

John Cazale died

People · New York City

American actor (1935–1978)

Robert Shaw died

People · Tuar Mhic Éadaigh

British actor and writer (1927–1978)

Ricardo Zamora died

People · Barcelona

Spanish association football player

Keith Moon died

People · Mayfair

English rock musician, drummer of The Who (1946–1978)

Gig Young died

People · The Osborne

American actor (1913–1978)

Claude François died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French pop singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978)

Guo Moruo died

People · Beijing

Chinese writer (1892-1978)

Georges Cogniot died

People · Gagny

French writer and politician (1901–1978)

Jean Prouvost died

People · Yvoy-le-Marron

French businessman (1885-1978)

Robert Aaron Gordon died

People · Berkeley

American economist (1908-1978)

Charles Bruce Fergusson died

People · Halifax

Canadian archivist (1911–1978)

Michel Rigal died

People · Boissy-l'Aillerie

Michel Rigal (Historical Figures).

Willy Messerschmitt died

People · Munich

German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898-1978)

Ida Noddack died

People · Bad Neuenahr

German chemist (1896–1978)

Mstislav Keldysh died

People · Moscow

Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978)

Samuel Goudsmit died

People · Reno

Dutch-American physicist (1902–1978)

Salvador de Madariaga died

People · Locarno

Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886-1978)

Gaston Julia died

People · 7th arrondissement of Paris

French mathematician

James Bryant Conant died

People · Hanover (NH)

American chemist (1893–1978)

Viggo Brun died

People · Drøbak

Died in Drøbak. Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978).

Gunnar Nilsson died

People · London

Swedish racing driver

Warren Weaver died

People · New Milford

Died in New Milford. American mathematician (1894–1978).

René Malaise died

People · Rasta

Swedish entomologist (1892–1978)

Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell died

People · Presteigne

British Army general (1895-1978)

Dumitru Dan died

People · Buzău

Geographer and Circumnavigators of the globe (1889–1978)

Mulford B. Foster died

People · Orlando

American botanist, naturalist and artist (1888-1978)

Raymond Rallier du Baty died

People · Talant

French sailor and explorer (1881–1978)

Rick Turner died

People · Stellenbosch

South African philosopher (1941-1978)

Alice Lenshina died

People · Lusaka

Zambian Christian leader (1920–1978)

Anna McGarry died

People · Loveland

Social Action Leader, Community Organizer

Lyman Paine died

People · New York City

American architect and political activist (1901-1978)

Louis Prima died

People · New Orleans

American musician (1910–1978)

Jean Acker died

People · Los Angeles

American actress (1893–1978)

Maggie McNamara died

People · New York City

American actress (1928-1978)

Artyom Alikhanian died

People · Moscow

Soviet Armenian physicist (1908-1978)

Jacques Bergier died

People · 20th arrondissement of Paris

French writer and scientist (1912–1978)

Eric Frank Russell died

People · Liverpool

English science fiction writer (1905–1978)

Henryk Zygalski died

People · Liss

Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1908–1978)

Herbert Kappler died

People · Soltau

Nazi war criminal (1907-1978)

Gertrude Mary Cox died

People · Durham

American statistician (1900-1978)

Victor Hasselblad died

People · Onsala

Swedish photographer and inventor (1906–1978)

Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev died

People · Moscow

Soviet aerospace engineer (1902-1978)

Rudolf Schoeller died

People · Grabs

Swiss racing driver (1902-1978)

Gregor Wentzel died

People · Ascona

German physicist (1898–1978)

Miguel Itzigsohn died

People · La Plata

Argentinian astronomer

Bruno Touschek died

People · Innsbruck

Austrian physicist (1921–1978)

Francesco Tricomi died

People · Turin

Italian mathematician (1897–1978)

Eduard Stiefel died

People · Zurich

Swiss mathematician (1909-1978)

Mark Naimark died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1909-1978)

Philip Neame died

People · Selling

Victoria Cross recipient (1888–1978)

Engelbert Pigal died

People · Vienna

Austrian engineer and author

Edith Humphrey died

People · London

British chemist (1875-1978)

Karl Herzfeld died

People · Washington, D.C.

Austrian-American physicist (1892–1978)

Archibald Clark Robertson died

People · Scotland

Scottish footballer and manager (1929-1978)

Kiyoshi Oka died

People · Nara

Japanese mathematician who worked in the theory of several complex variables (1901-1978)

Semyon Davidovich Kirlian died

People · Krasnodar

Russian inventor (1898–1978)

Guido Stampacchia died

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

Italian mathematician (1922-1978)

Alexandr Arkhangelsky died

People · Moscow

Soviet aeroplane designer and scientist in aeronautics

Herbert Dingle died

People · Kingston upon Hull

British astronomer and historian of science (1890–1978)

Peter Goullart died

People · Singapore

Russian-born traveler, explorer and author (1901? - 1978)

Thomas Poulter died

People · Menlo Park

American physicist and Antarctic explorer (1897-1978)

Allan Rockwell McCann died

People · San Diego

United States Navy admiral (1896-1978)

Michael Lerner died

People · Miami

American big game hunter, angler and expedition funder and participant (1890-1978)

William Douglas Burden died

People · Troy

American naturalist, filmmaker, author and explorer (1898-1978)

Alice Berry died

People · Brisbane

Australian activist and CWA president (1900-1978)

Sarah Towles Reed died

People · New Orleans

American teacher and labor activist (1882-1978)

Carolyn Downs died

People · Marshall

American activist (1953-1978), member of the Seattle, Washington Chapter of the Black Panther Party (SCBPP)

Dan Dailey died

People · Los Angeles

American actor, singer and dancer (1915–1978)

Peggy Wood died

People · Stamford

American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978)

Jack Oakie died

People · Northridge

American actor (1903–1978)

Edgar Bergen died

People · Las Vegas

American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

Carlos Chávez died

People · Mexico City

Mexican composer (1899-1978)

Sandy Denny died

People · Wimbledon

British singer (1947–1978)

Philip Ahn died

People · Los Angeles

Korean-American actor (1905–1978)

Bob Crane died

People · Scottsdale

American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978)

Theo Lingen died

People · Vienna

Actor, film director, screenwriter (1903–1978)

Liane Augustin died

People · Vienna

German-Austrian singer

Wendy Barrie died

People · Englewood

British actress

Chill Wills died

People · Encino

American actor (1902–1978)

Leo Genn died

People · London

English actor (1905–1978)

Gotthard Handrick died

People · Ahrensburg

German flying ace (1908–1978)

Will Geer died

People · Los Angeles

American actor and activist (1902–1978)

Charlotte Greenwood died

People · Los Angeles

(1890-1978) American dancer and actor

Oskar Homolka died

People · Royal Tunbridge Wells

Austrian actor (1898–1978)

James Daly died

People · Nyack

American actor (1918–1978)

Jorge Icaza Coronel died

People · Quito

Ecuadorian writer (1906-1978)

Terry Kath died

People · Woodland Hills

American guitarist and singer (1946–1978)

Vera Maretskaya died

People · Moscow

Soviet actress (1906-1978)

Ruth Etting died

People · Colorado Springs

American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978)

Jorge Cafrune died

People · Benavídez

Argentine singer (1937–1978)

O. E. Hasse died

People · Berlin

German film actor and director (1903–1978)

Lennie Tristano died

People · New York City

American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy born

People · Kryvyi Rih

Born in Kryvyi Rih. President of Ukraine since 2019.

James Franco born

People · Palo Alto

Born in Palo Alto. American actor (born 1978).

Manny Pacquiao born

People · Kibawe

Born in Kibawe. Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist.

Jüri Ratas born

People · Tallinn

Born in Tallinn. Estonian politician (born 1978).

Ayumi Hamasaki born

People · Fukuoka

Born in Fukuoka. Japanese singer, songwriter, and actress.

Danai Gurira born

People · Grinnell

Born in Grinnell. Zimbabwean-American actress.

Daniel Brühl born

People · Barcelona

Born in Barcelona. German actor.

Chris Hipkins born

People · Wellington

Born in Wellington. Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023.

Virginia Raggi born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Italian politician (1978).

Ani Lorak born

People · Kitsman

Born in Kitsman. Ukrainian-born Russian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur.

Liu Yang born

People · Zhengzhou

Born in Zhengzhou. Chinese astronaut.

Ron DeSantis born

People · Jacksonville

Born in Jacksonville. American politician (born 1978).

Amal Clooney born

People · Beirut

Born in Beirut. Lebanese-British-French barrister and human right activist.

Ryota Tsuzuki born

People · Heguri

Born in Heguri. Japanese association football player.

Volodymyr Hroisman born

People · Vinnytsia

Born in Vinnytsia. Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019.

Jeton Kelmendi born

People · Peja

Born in Peja. Kosovar writer.

Mohamed Muizzu born

People · Malé

Born in Malé. 8th President of the Maldives since 2023.

K’naan born

People · Mogadishu

Born in Mogadishu. Somali-Canadian musician.

Bajrakitiyabha, Princess Rajasarinisiribajra born

People · Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall

Born in Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall. Thai princess and daughter of Rama X (1978–2026).

Seth Moulton born

People · Salem

Born in Salem. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Josef Frings died

People · Cologne

Died in Cologne. Archbishop and cardinal from Germany.

Kori Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in South Korea; the largest operational nuclear power plant in the world

University of Udine

Science & Technology

University in Italy

Anna University

Science & Technology

State-run university in Guindy, Tamil Nadu

Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in New Taipei, Taiwan

Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum

Science & Technology · Thermi

Museum located at the outskirts of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in France

Palestine Polytechnic University

Science & Technology

University in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine

Kazakh National Academy of Arts

Science & Technology · Almaty

International School for Advanced Studies

Science & Technology

International education and research institute in Trieste, Italy

American University of the Caribbean

Science & Technology

International medical school

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Science & Technology

American research institute in Houston

Regent University

Science & Technology

Christian private research institution in Virginia, US

University of Batna

Science & Technology

University in Algeria

University of Mostaganem

Science & Technology

University in Algeria

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology

University in China

Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Science & Technology

Open university in Thailand

National Institute of Virology

Science & Technology

Indian research institute

Mohamed I University

Science & Technology

University in Morocco

Université de Sétif

Science & Technology

University in Algeria

Universidad Autónoma de Asunción

Science & Technology

University in Paraguay

Joetsu University of Education

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Seoul National University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Seoul, South Korea

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Antioch University

Science & Technology

University with 5 campuses in the United States

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

National Pedagogic University

Science & Technology

University in Mexico

Catholic Private University Linz

Science & Technology

Private university in Linz, Austria

Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

Science & Technology

University in Beijing, China

Tubman University

Science & Technology

Public university in Harper, Liberia

Dali University

Science & Technology

University in China

University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Science & Technology

University in China

Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Science & Technology · Makiki

Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Sankara Nethralaya

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Westmead Hospital

Science & Technology · Sydney

Hospital in New South Wales, Australia

International Hospital of Bahrain

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bahrain

Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology

Science & Technology

Alfa Planetarium

Science & Technology · San Pedro Garza García

Zoo in Monterrey, Mexico

University of Southeastern Philippines

Science & Technology

Public university in Davao region, Philippines

University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology

Science & Technology

University in China

Mariano Marcos State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Ilocos Norte, Philippines

West End Hospital, Kumasi

Science & Technology

Private hospital in Ghana

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Science & Technology · Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha

Planetarium

Anshan Normal University

Science & Technology

University in China

Bastyr University

Science & Technology

Alternative medicine university

California Southern University

Science & Technology

For-profit university in Costa Mesa, California

China Jiliang University

Science & Technology

University in Hangzhou, China

Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology

Science & Technology

Private graduate school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S

Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak

Science & Technology

University of Kragujevac

Federal College of Education, Kontagora

Science & Technology · Niger State

College of education in Nigeria

Chengdu University

Science & Technology

University in China

Xinjiang Normal University

Science & Technology

University in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Universidad José Cecilio del Valle

Science & Technology

Educational institution in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

University of Ruhuna

Science & Technology · Matara

University in Sri Lanka

People's University

Science & Technology · Moscow

Old university in Moscow, USSR

Adventist University of Central Africa

Science & Technology

University in Kigali, Rwanda

Nihon Bunka University

Science & Technology

Private university in Tokyo, Japan

National Academy of Defence Production

Science & Technology

Indian military academy

Yibin University

Science & Technology

Provincial public college in Yibin, Sichuan, China

Corporación Universitaria del Caribe

Science & Technology

Education organization in Sincelejo, Colombia

Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

University Hospital Regensburg

Science & Technology

Hospital

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Science & Technology · Liverpool

UK public sector teaching hospital in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (1978- )

Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Science & Technology

American atmospheric research organization

Hospital Txagorritxu

Science & Technology

Healthcare organization in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Science & Technology

Facility in Detroit, United States

Riyadh Military Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangladesh

Cardamom Research Station

Science & Technology

Research station

University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Science & Technology

Private university in Kenya (IAU-020147)

Pan Africa Christian University

Science & Technology

Private university in Kenya

Islamic University of Gaza

Science & Technology

University based in Gaza, State of Palestine

Mykolas Romeris University

Science & Technology

Public university

University of the Balearic Islands

Science & Technology

Spanish public university

Hamburg University of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Germany

Cadi Ayyad University

Science & Technology

University in Morocco

National University of Defense Technology

Science & Technology

University in Changsha, Hunan, China

Austral University of Argentina

Science & Technology

Private university in Argentina

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Science & Technology

University in Valenciennes (France)

Hoseo University

Science & Technology

Private Christian university in Asan, South Korea

University of Applied Sciences Landshut

Science & Technology

University in Germany

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede

Science & Technology · Imo State

Owerri West Local Government

University of Applied Sciences Worms

Science & Technology

University of applied sciences in Germany

College of Micronesia-FSM

Science & Technology

Public community college in Micronesia

Frick Dinosaur Museum

Science & Technology

Museum collection in Frick in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Anna University, Chennai

Science & Technology

State public university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gifu Junior College of Health Science

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Ravensburg University of Cooperative Education

Science & Technology

University in Ravensburg, Germany

St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation

Science & Technology

Research institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Savannah College of Art and Design

Science & Technology

Art school

Soonchunhyang University

Science & Technology

Private university in Seoul, South Korea

Erciyes University

Science & Technology · Kayseri

State university in Kayseri, Turkey

Plateau State Polytechnic

Science & Technology

Tertiary Institution in Nigeria

Gimcheon University

Science & Technology

University located in Gimcheon, South Korea

University of CEMA

Science & Technology

Centro de adoctrinamiento

Polish Antarctic Expedition

Exploration & Discovery

Kumtor Gold Mine

Exploration & Discovery

Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan

Dali Man

Exploration & Discovery

Fossilized skull

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Exploration & Discovery · Jangdan-myeon

One of four known tunnels located under the border between North Korea and South Korea

Clearwater Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave system in Malaysia

Amoco Cadiz oil spill

Exploration & Discovery · Portsall

Oil spill near coast of Brittany

Cunetio Hoard

Exploration & Discovery

Roman hoard

Khirbet el-Hammam

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site

Ogof Nadolig

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in United Kingdom

Stonehenge Archer

Exploration & Discovery · Salisbury Museum

Human remains discovered in Stonehenge, England

CYAMEX

Exploration & Discovery · East Pacific Rise

1978 Sikh-Nirankari clashes

Religion & Belief Systems · Amritsar

Violent conflict in Amritsar, India

Istiqlal Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia

October 1978 conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Sistine Chapel

Conclave

August 1978 conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Sistine Chapel

1978 Conclave

Kampala Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Uganda

Geneva Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Geneva, Switzerland

Toluca Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Toluca, Mexico, named after Saint Joseph

St. Ann Cathedral, Ponta Grossa

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ponta Grossa, Brazil

Beit Menachem synagogue, kfar chabad

Religion & Belief Systems

Silungkang Grand Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Dundee Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · Dundee

Synagogue in Dundee City, Scotland, UK

Franciscus Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Zweisimmen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Grabarka Holy Mount

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Grabarka-Klasztor, Poland

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Fortaleza

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Fortaleza, Brazil

Agoo Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic minor basilica in Agoo, La Union

Karma Triyana Dharmachakra

Religion & Belief Systems

Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Woodstock, NY, USA

Kapel van 't Eikske

Religion & Belief Systems · Neerlanden

Chapel in Neerlanden, Landen, Belgium

Monastère orthodoxe Saint Antoine le Grand

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery located in Drôme, in France

Land Rover

Economy & Trade · Gaydon

Former British car company

Ben & Jerry's

Economy & Trade · South Burlington

American ice cream company

The Home Depot

Economy & Trade · Cobb County

American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company

Mediaset

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country

Micron Technology

Economy & Trade · Boise

American multinational corporation based in Boise, Idaho

Diesel

Economy & Trade · Breganze

Italian retail clothing company, located in Breganze, Italy

Orion Pictures

Economy & Trade · Los Angeles

American film and distribution company

TVS Motor Company

Economy & Trade · Chennai

2- and 3-wheeler manufacturer from Chennai, India

Amundi

Economy & Trade · Paris

French subsidiary jointly created by Crédit Agricole and Société Générale

Banana Republic

Economy & Trade · San Francisco

American clothing and accessories retailer

Acorn Computers

Economy & Trade · Cambridge

British computer company founded in 1978

Accuracy International

Economy & Trade · Portsmouth

Specialist British firearms manufacturer

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Economy & Trade · Burbank

Home video distribution arm of Warner Bros.

Biogen

Economy & Trade · Cambridge

American multinational biotechnology company

Escada SE

Economy & Trade · Munich

German clothing company

Century Pacific Food

Economy & Trade · Pasig

Philippine food manufacturer company

SSAB

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish company, specialised in processing raw material to steel

Tiger Electronics

Economy & Trade · Vernon Hills

American toy manufacturer

Epyx

Economy & Trade · San Francisco

Video game developer and publisher

Vector Motors

Economy & Trade · Jacksonville

American automobile manufacturer

KR Motors

Economy & Trade · Changwon

Company based in South Korea

Trimble

Economy & Trade · Westminster

American technology company

Macro Bank

Economy & Trade · Buenos Aires

Argentine private banking company

Sevel

Economy & Trade · Atessa

Italian company

Galanz

Economy & Trade · Shunde District

Chinese manufacturer of electronic home appliances

Grupo México

Economy & Trade · Mexico City

Company

Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano

Economy & Trade · Venice

Public transportation company in Italy

Praktiker

Economy & Trade · Dresden

German marketplace for construction and DIY enthusiasts

Monster Inc.

Economy & Trade · Brisbane

Company

Sahara India Pariwar

Economy & Trade · Samastipur

Indian conglomerate

UGG

Economy & Trade · Goleta

Company

Seymour Duncan

Economy & Trade · Goleta

American manufacturer of guitar accesories

I.DE.A Institute

Economy & Trade · Turin

Italian automobile company

Sveriges Utbildningsradio

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish government-owned educational broadcaster & media company

NH Hotel Group

Economy & Trade · Madrid

Hotel operator in Europe and America

Western Design Center

Economy & Trade · Mesa

Company

Belle International

Economy & Trade · Shenzhen

Chinese footwear company

Spyderco

Economy & Trade · Golden

Company

FactSet

Economy & Trade · Norwalk

American financial data company

Genelec

Economy & Trade · Iisalmi

Finnish manufacturer of active loudspeaker systems

DNA Motors

Economy & Trade · Changwon

Korean motorcycle manufacturer

Charoen Pokphand Foods

Economy & Trade · Bangkok

Company

Biocon

Economy & Trade · Bengaluru

An Indian biopharmaceutical company

Al Baraka Banking Group

Economy & Trade · Manama

Investment business firm licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain

Saudi Awwal Bank

Economy & Trade · Riyadh

Saudi Arabian bank

B&M

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

Variety retailers in the United Kingdom

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Economy & Trade · London

UK-headquartered pharmaceutical company

1978 Tabas earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Tabas County, Iran

1978 Thessaloniki earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Thessaloniki

Earthquake

1978 Singapore flood

Disasters & Pandemics · Singapore

1978 flood in Singapore

1978 Santa Barbara earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Santa Barbara 1978

1978 Hongseong Earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Black Friday

Disasters & Pandemics · Tehran

Mass shooting of protesters in Pahlavi Iran on 8 September 1978

Coastal Road massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

1978 attack involving the hijacking of a bus on Israel's Coastal Highway

kidnapping of Aldo Moro

Disasters & Pandemics · Rome

1978 murder of Italian statesman

Ba Chúc massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Genocidal massacre in Vietnam

Maraş Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Kahramanmaraş

Pogrom of Alevis and leftists by right-wing extremists in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in 1978

Ehden massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Ehden

Massacre occurred during the Lebanese Civil War

Scala case

Disasters & Pandemics · Dreta de l'Eixample

1978 fire and court case in Barcelona night club

Acca Larentia killings

Disasters & Pandemics · Rome

String of murders against members of far-right groups in Italy

La Mon restaurant bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · County Down

Bomb attack in Northern Ireland

Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case

Disasters & Pandemics · New Delhi

Prominent kidnapping and murder crime in New Delhi, India, in 1978

Jonestown massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Jonestown

Mass death of members of the Peoples Temple at Jonestown, Guyana in 1978

Murder of Fausto Tinelli and Lorenzo Iannucci

Disasters & Pandemics

Double murder in Milan on 18 March 1978

ambush of via Fani

Disasters & Pandemics

Burger Chef murders

Disasters & Pandemics · Speedway

Quadruple homicide case

The great quick clay landslide at Rissa

Disasters & Pandemics · Rissa Municipality

Landslide in Norway in 1978

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 (1978)

Disasters & Pandemics

Aircraft hijacking

Indian Airlines Flight 410

Disasters & Pandemics

1978 politically-motivated plane hijacking in India

Sydney Hilton bombing

Disasters & Pandemics

Terror attack in 1978 in Sydney, Australia

October 1978 Getxo attack

Disasters & Pandemics · Getxo

Mass shooting gun attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA

TWA Flight 541

Disasters & Pandemics

Aircraft hijacking

attempted assassination of Antonio Cubillo

Disasters & Pandemics · Algiers

1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis

Disasters & Pandemics

Terrorist incident in Assen, Netherlands

1978 smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom

Disasters & Pandemics · University of Birmingham

Event resulting in the last known death from Smallpox

1978 Suitland National Archives Film Vault Fire

Disasters & Pandemics

1978 fire

Saur Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Afghanistan

April 1978 coup in Afghanistan

Nicaraguan Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Nicaragua

20th century armed conflict in Nicaragua

1978 Qom protest

Social Movements & Revolutions · Qom

Part of the Iranian Revolution

Ali Must Go

Social Movements & Revolutions · Nigeria

Nigerian Students' Protest

Commonwealth Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta

Kalinga Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Odisha, India

Yamaha Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium

Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Dubai

Football Stadium Of Dubai

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Suma-ku, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Roumdé Adjia Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Garoua

Building in Cameroon

Serejão

Architecture & Engineering

Elmo Serejo Farias Stadium, Brazilian football stadium

Moor Lane

Architecture & Engineering

English football stadium in Greater Manchester

Ristinkirkko

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lahti, Finland

Arnøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Skjervøy, Norway

Valen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kvinnherad, Norway

Ikornnes Church

Architecture & Engineering · Ikornnes

Church building in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar

Architecture & Engineering

Seat of the Palmarian Catholic Church

Målselv Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Målselv, Norway

Norheim Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

Gand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway

Tjensvoll Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Khimik Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Kemerovo used by the local hockey team "Kuzbass"

Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Thrissur

Building in India

Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro

Architecture & Engineering · Sorocaba

Football Stadium in Brazil

Astafjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Skånland, Norway

OSiR Stadium in Olsztyn

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Olsztyn, Poland

Magapit Suspension Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Philippines

Rødtvet Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Hellevik Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Hellevika

Church building in Fjaler, Norway

Sædden Church

Architecture & Engineering · Sædding

Church building in Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark

Torridal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kristiansand, Southern Norway

Mizubayashi Athletic Field

Architecture & Engineering

Sports Stadium in Japan

Stadionul Iftimie Ilisei

Architecture & Engineering · Medgidia

Stadium in Romania

Biscainhos Museum

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia da Sé

Building in Braga, Braga District, Portugal

St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in, United States of America

Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Fukuyama

Building in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Ferruccio Chittolina stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Vado Ligure, Italy

Jaipal Singh Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in India

Johnny Unitas Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports stadium in Towson, Maryland

Hallunda Church

Architecture & Engineering · Hallunda

Church building in Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden

Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park

Architecture & Engineering

Baseball park at Texas A&M University

St George Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Soccer stadium in New South Wales, Australia

Stade l'Ayguade

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Hyères, France

Luch Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Gomel, Belarus

Hsi Lai Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist monastery in California, United States

Parco della Preistoria di Rivolta d'Adda

Architecture & Engineering

Italian naturalistic park

Brion tomb

Architecture & Engineering · San Vito

Monumental tomb in San Vito di Altivole, in the comune of Asolo, province of Treviso, Italy

Castello marchesale

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Palmoli (CH), Italy

Pháp Hoa Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Adelaide, South Australia

Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium

National Press Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Surakarta

Monument and museum to press in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A place where you can see a glimpse of the history of the development of the National press in Indonesia.

Hittite Sun Course Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Turkey

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Brownsville (vicinity), Cameron County, Texas

Vladimir Lenin monument, Azov

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Azov

Calverton National Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in eastern Long Island, New York, United States

Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal

Mass grave of the victims of nazism at Kirovske cemetery in Kryvyi Rih

Architecture & Engineering · Saksahanskyi District

Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in the Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.

Church of the Assumption of Mary

Architecture & Engineering · Riola

Church in Riola di Vergato, Italy

Pantheon of National Revival Heroes

Architecture & Engineering

Bulgarian national monument and an ossuary

Fort Leaton State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering · Presidio

Historic site in Presidio (vicinity), Presidio County, Texas

Monument to ocean fishermen and statue of Saint Nicholas

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Kaliningrad, Russia

Monument to the Baltic Sailors in Kaliningrad

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Kaliningrad, Russia

California Jam II

Sports & Entertainment · Ontario Motor Speedway

1978 American music festival

Sundance Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Park City

Annual film festival held in Utah, United States

1978 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Heide Park

Sports & Entertainment

Theme park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany

28th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1978 film festival edition

Reggae Sunsplash

Sports & Entertainment · Montego Bay

Jamaican reggae music festival

Mill Valley Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Mill Valley

Annual film festival held in Mill Valley, USA

Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World

Sports & Entertainment · Ortigueira

Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy

Sports & Entertainment · Kyiv

Theatre in Kyiv

Créteil International Women's Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Créteil

Film festival

Night of Champions

Sports & Entertainment · New York City

Bodybuilding contest held in New York

Fantasilandia

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park, the largest and oldest in Chile

New Beverly Cinema

Sports & Entertainment · Los Angeles

Movie theater in Los Angeles, California, United States

Tumanishvili Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Sanremo Music Festival 1978

Sports & Entertainment · Teatro Ariston

Festival edition

Drama International Short Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Drama

Film festival

Cinéma du Réel

Sports & Entertainment · Paris

International festival of documentary films (since 1978)

Amersfoort Jazz

Sports & Entertainment · Amersfoort

Annual jazz festival in Amersfoort, NL

Utrecht Marathon

Sports & Entertainment · Utrecht

Annual race in Utrecht, the Netherlands

National Theatre of Győr

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Győr, Hungary

Prithvi Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre owned by Kapoor family in Mumbai, India

Denver Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Denver

Film festival

Mardi Gras Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Sydney

LGBTQ film festival in Sydney, Australia

Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez

Sports & Entertainment · Douarnenez

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Edinburgh

Las Vegas Little Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada

Natalya Sats Childrens' Musical Theater

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

Theatre in Moscow, Russia

Course de l'Escalade

Sports & Entertainment · Geneva

Running event in Geneva

Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival

Flevo Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Christian music festival in the Netherlands

Jazzfestival Saalfelden

Sports & Entertainment · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

The Lighthouse

Sports & Entertainment

Arts centre (concert hall, theatre and cinema) in Poole, Dorset, UK

théâtre du Point-Virgule

Sports & Entertainment · Le Marais

Theatre in Paris, France

Apollo Theater Chicago

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias

Sports & Entertainment

Performing arts center in Guatemala City, Guatemala

Gumbuya World

Sports & Entertainment · Tynong North

Amusement park in Tynong North, Victoria, Australia

Játékszín

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Budapest

Takarazuka Bow Hall

Sports & Entertainment

1978 Toronto International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Toronto

1978 film festival edition

1978 Asian Games

Sports & Entertainment · Bangkok

Eighth edition of the Asian Games

Stuttgart Open

Sports & Entertainment · Stuttgart

Tennis tournament

Linares International Chess Tournament

Sports & Entertainment · Linares

Traditional major international chess tournament

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Porsche-Arena

Women's tennis tournament at Stuttgart, Germany

World Team Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Düsseldorf

Tennis tournament

1978 Commonwealth Games

Sports & Entertainment · Edmonton

Multi-sport event in Edmonton, Canada

1978 UEFA Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Philips Stadion

Association football final in Netherlands

1978 All-Africa Games

Sports & Entertainment · Algiers

Third edition of the All-Africa Games

1978 Winter Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Špindlerův Mlýn

Multi-sport event in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia

Champion of Champions

Sports & Entertainment · London

Snooker tournament

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Sports & Entertainment · Europe

International football competition

1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Parc des Princes

Association football match

Tel Aviv Open

Sports & Entertainment · Tel Aviv

Tennis tournament

Suzuka 8 Hours

Sports & Entertainment · Suzuka Circuit

Motorcycle endurance race

1978 World Snooker Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Sheffield

Snooker tournament

Barcelona Marathon

Sports & Entertainment · Barcelona

Marathon

1978 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Strasbourg

Figure skating competition

1978 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · TD Place Arena

Figure skating competition

1978 Masters

Sports & Entertainment · London

Snooker tournament

European Open

Sports & Entertainment

Golf tournament on the European Tour

1978 UK Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Preston

Snooker tournament

1978 Copa del Rey Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

Football match

Milan Indoor

Sports & Entertainment · London

Combined WTA/ATP tournament

Tokyo Indoor

Sports & Entertainment · Tokyo

Men's tennis tournament

Brighton International

Sports & Entertainment · Brighton

Tennis tournament at Brighton, UK

Judo Grand Slam Japan

Sports & Entertainment · Tokyo

Judo competition

1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Megève

Figure skating competition

Ibilaldia

Sports & Entertainment · Biscay

Annual festival in Biscay, Spain

Lion's Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Tokyo

Women's tennis tournament

1978 African Cup of Nations Final

Sports & Entertainment · Accra Sports Stadium

Association football match

Great Week of Bilbao

Sports & Entertainment · Bilbao

Main festival of Bilbao, Spain

Virginia Slims of Kansas

Sports & Entertainment · Kansas City

Women's tennis tournament

WTA New Jersey

Sports & Entertainment · Mahwah

Women's tennis tournament

1978 Copa Libertadores finals

Sports & Entertainment · Buenos Aires

Football match

Kolkhoba

Sports & Entertainment · Sarpi

Annual festival in Georgia

1978 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Parkstadion

Association football match

1978 Champion of Champions

Sports & Entertainment · London

Snooker tournament

Spain founded

Empires & Countries · Madrid

Spain was founded, with its capital at Madrid.

Dominica founded

Empires & Countries · Roseau

Dominica was founded, with its capital at Roseau.

Tuvalu founded

Empires & Countries · Funafuti

Tuvalu was founded, with its capital at Funafuti.

Solomon Islands founded

Empires & Countries · Honiara

Solomon Islands was founded, with its capital at Honiara.

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan founded

Empires & Countries · Kabul

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was founded, with its capital at Kabul.

Republic of Afghanistan dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kabul

Republic of Afghanistan ceased to exist, having been centered at Kabul.

State of the Comoros dissolved

Empires & Countries · Moroni

State of the Comoros ceased to exist, having been centered at Moroni.

Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros founded

Empires & Countries · Moroni

Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros was founded, with its capital at Moroni.

Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina founded

Empires & Countries

Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina was founded.