1978
Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine
Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine
1978 in History
29 events found for 1978
1978
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v
1978
The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
1978
The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1978
President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
1978
Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain…
Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain…
1978
Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
Puerto Rican police shoot two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
1978
Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
1978
The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.