Events in 1978

252 notable events from 1978. Page 1 of 3.

• Jeffrey Dahmer
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1991 · United States
• Andrei Chikatilo
  Dec 22, 1978–Nov 6, 1990 · Russian Federation
• Ted Kaczynski
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1995 · United States
• Iranian Revolution
  Jan 1978–Feb 1979 · Iran
• Dennis Nilsen
  Dec 30, 1978–Jan 26, 1983 · United Kingdom
• Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
  Mar 16, 1978–May 9, 1978 · Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Yuba County Five
  Feb 24, 1978 · United States
• Lufthansa heist
  Dec 11, 1978 · United States
• Joseph Edward Duncan
  Jan 1, 1978–Jul 2, 2005 · United States
• Afghan conflict
  from Apr 27, 1978 · Afghanistan
• Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
  Sep 25, 1978 · United States
• Cinema Rex fire
  Aug 19, 1978 · Iran
• Saur Revolution
  Apr 27, 1978–Apr 28, 1978 · Afghanistan
• Los Alfaques disaster
  Jul 11, 1978 · Spain
• United Airlines Flight 173
  Dec 28, 1978 · United States
• Burger Chef murders
  Nov 17, 1978 · United States
• Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
  Oct 21, 1978 · Australia
• Terry Peder Rasmussen
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 2002 · —
• Battle of Kolwezi
  May 18, 1978–May 22, 1978 · DR Congo
• Hitomi Soga
  Aug 12, 1978 · —
• Pope John Paul I conspiracy theories
  Sep 28, 1978 · Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Murder of Kimberly Leach
  Feb 9, 1978 · United States
• Gerald and Charlene Gallego
  Sep 11, 1978–Nov 2, 1980 · —
• Air India Flight 855
  Jan 1, 1978 · India
• Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
  from Nov 1978 · Türkiye
• Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case
  Aug 26, 1978 · India
• Assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk
  Nov 27, 1978 · United States
• Korean Air Lines Flight 902
  Apr 20, 1978 · Russian Federation
• 1978 South Lebanon conflict
  Mar 14, 1978–Mar 21, 1978 · Lebanon
• Ambush of via Fani
  Mar 16, 1978 · Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Robert Lee Willie
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1980 · —
• Abduction of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee
  Jan 1, 1978–Mar 13, 1986 · Hong Kong
• Murder of Elena Zakotnova
  Dec 22, 1978 · Russian Federation
• Jonestown massacre
  Nov 18, 1978 · Guyana
• Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314
  Feb 11, 1978 · Canada
• John Brennan Crutchley
  Jan 28, 1978–Nov 22, 1985 · —
• Redhead murders
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1992 · United States
• Vladimir Storozhenko
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1981 · Russian Federation
• Ba Chúc massacre
  Apr 18, 1978–Apr 30, 1978 · Vietnam
• Connecticut River Valley Killer
  Oct 24, 1978–Aug 6, 1988 · —
• 1978 Yegoryevsk Tupolev Tu-144 crash
  May 23, 1978 · Russian Federation
• Olympic Airways Flight 411
  Aug 9, 1978 · Greece
• Edward Harold Bell
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1992 · Panama
• Alitalia Flight 4128
  Dec 23, 1978 · Italy
• Yaeko Taguchi
  Jun 12, 1978 · Japan
• Gerald Parker
  Dec 1, 1978–Oct 20, 1979 · United States
• Black Friday (1978)
  Sep 8, 1978 · Iran
• Somali Rebellion
  Apr 10, 1978–Jan 26, 1991 · Somalia
• Disappearance of Genette Tate
  Aug 19, 1978 · United Kingdom
• Adachi ward female teacher murder case
  from Aug 1978 · Japan
• Willow Island disaster
  Apr 27, 1978 · United States
• Coastal road massacre
  Mar 11, 1978 · Israel
• Acca Larentia killings
  Jan 7, 1978 · Italy
• Ehden massacre
  Jun 13, 1978 · Lebanon
• Robert Spangler
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1993 · —
• Japan Air Lines Flight 115
  Jun 2, 1978 · Japan
• Anocha Panjoy
  May 21, 1978 · Macao
• Air Rhodesia Flight 825
  Sep 3, 1978 · Zimbabwe
• Murder of Trisa Thornley
  1978 · United States
• Shaba II
  Jun 1978 · DR Congo
• Cessna 188 Pacific rescue
  Dec 23, 1978 · Norfolk Island
• Takeshige Hamada
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · Japan
• Battle of Cassinga
  May 4, 1978 · Angola
• Operation Galaxia
  Nov 11, 1978 · Spain
• National Airlines Flight 193
  May 8, 1978 · United States
• Maraş massacre
  Dec 1978 · Türkiye
• Winter of 1978–1979 in Europe
  1978 · —
• 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clash
  Apr 13, 1978 · India
• Bridgewater Four
  Jan 1, 1978 · United Kingdom
• Killing of Fausto and Iaio
  Mar 18, 1978 · Italy
• Star Canopus diving accident
  Nov 27, 1978 · United Kingdom
• Joseph Ture Jr.
  Dec 15, 1978–Sep 26, 1980 · United States
• Egyptian raid on Larnaca International Airport
  Feb 19, 1978 · Cyprus
• Extremists' Attack on Narita Airport Control Tower
  Mar 26, 1978 · Japan
• Edward Dean Kennedy
  May 19, 1978 · —
• Clarence Dixon
  Jan 7, 1978 · —
• Murder of Betty Gardner
  Apr 12, 1978 · United States
• Loftleiðir Flight 001
  Nov 15, 1978 · Sri Lanka
• David family murder–suicide
  Aug 3, 1978 · United States
• Paul Steven Haigh
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1991 · Australia
• Vumba massacre
  Jun 23, 1978 · Zimbabwe
• Blackfriars Massacre
  Jun 28, 1978 · United States
• Elena Holmberg
  Dec 20, 1978 · —
• Bar du Téléphone massacre
  Oct 3, 1978 · France
• Filbinger affair
  1978 · Germany
• Phillip Carl Jablonski
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1991 · —
• Ladislav Hojer
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1981 · Czechia
• Continental Airlines Flight 603
  Mar 1, 1978 · United States
• 1978 Miyagi earthquake
  Jun 12, 1978 · Japan
• Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing
  Feb 13, 1978 · Australia
• Air Canada Flight 189
  Jun 26, 1978 · Canada
• John Brisker
  Apr 11, 1978 · —
• Zanfretta UFO Incident
  Dec 6, 1978 · Italy
• Skid Row Stabber
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · —
• Florida State University Chi Omega murders
  Jan 15, 1978 · United States
• Vincent Groves
  Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1988 · United States
• La Mon restaurant bombing
  Feb 17, 1978 · United Kingdom
• Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 107
  Mar 16, 1978 · Bulgaria
• Cerro Maravilla murders
  Jul 25, 1978 · Puerto Rico
• Amoco Cadiz oil spill
  Mar 16, 1978 · France