252 notable events from 1978 — murders, air crashes and massacres. Page 2 of 3.
- Bus disaster near Żywiec
Nov 15, 1978 · Poland · Road accident
- NDF Rebellion
1978–1982 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 (1978)
Aug 30, 1978 · Germany · Aviation accident
- Frank J. Coppola
Apr 22, 1978 · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Trudie Adams
Jun 25, 1978 · Australia · Disappearance
- Keisei Skyliner arson fire
May 5, 1978 · Japan · Terrorism
- 1978 Palace of Versailles bombing
Jun 26, 1978 · France · Bombing & explosion
- Girvies Davis and Richard Holman
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · Murder & homicide
- Nathaniel Burkett
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 2002 · Murder & homicide
- Randy Gay
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 2011 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Karel de Leeuw
Aug 18, 1978 · United States · Murder & homicide
- TWA Flight 541
Dec 21, 1978 · United States · Aviation accident
- Speedway bombings
Sep 1, 1978 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- Franklin Dam controversy
1978 · Australia · Scandal & controversy
- Indian Airlines Flight 410
Dec 20, 1978 · India · Aviation accident
- Waverly, Tennessee, tank car explosion
Feb 24, 1978 · United States · Rail accident
- Peter Winston (chess player)
Jan 26, 1978 · Disappearance
- Green Bay Massacre
Jan 5, 1978 · Jamaica · Massacre
- Beyazıt massacre
Mar 16, 1978 · Türkiye · Massacre
- Simon Nelson
Jan 7, 1978 · United States · Murder & homicide
- China Airlines Flight 831
Mar 9, 1978 · Hong Kong · Aviation accident
- 1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown
Jun 21, 1978 · Turkmenistan · Aviation accident
- Aeroflot Flight 6709
May 19, 1978 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Toyama Prefecture couple abduction attempt case
Aug 15, 1978 · Japan · Kidnapping & hostage
- Nathaniel Harvey
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1985 · Attack (other)
- Eastern Zone massacres
1978 · Massacre
- Charles Stamper
Mar 25, 1978 · Murder & homicide
- Aalt Mondria
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Somali coup attempt
Apr 9, 1978 · Somalia · War & armed conflict
- 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis
Mar 14, 1978 · Netherlands · Kidnapping & hostage
- Scala case
Jan 15, 1978 · Spain · Terrorism
- Keith Daniel Williams
Oct 8, 1978 · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Swabian Jura earthquake
Sep 3, 1978 · Germany · Earthquake
- Murder of Brenda Page
Jul 14, 1978 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Orly Airport attack
May 20, 1978 · France · Massacre
- Brendan Megraw
Apr 8, 1978 · United Kingdom · Terrorism
- Andre Jones and Freddie Tiller
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · Murder & homicide
- Robert Charles Ladd
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1996 · Attack (other)
- Seventh pavilion massacre
Mar 14, 1978 · Argentina · Massacre
- Explosion at Kurovskaya station
Dec 6, 1978 · Russian Federation · Rail accident
- Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217
Dec 4, 1978 · United States · Aviation accident
- Disappearance of Danielle Judic
Dec 31, 1978 · France · Disappearance
- Stanley Bernson
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · Murder & homicide
- Spyros disaster
Oct 12, 1978 · Singapore · Industrial & structural disaster
- 1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake
Jan 14, 1978 · Japan · Earthquake
- 1978 National Archives vault fire
Dec 7, 1978 · United States · Fire
- Murder of Franklin Bradshaw
Jul 23, 1978 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Operation Dragon King
Jul 31, 1978 · Myanmar · Genocide & ethnic violence
- David Villarreal
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1981 · United States · Attack (other)
- 1978 Holiday Inn fire
Nov 26, 1978 · United States · Fire
- 1978 British Army Gazelle downing
Feb 17, 1978 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Jeffery Lee Griffin
Jan 1, 1978–Jan 1, 1979 · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Mauritanian coup d'état
Jul 10, 1978 · Mauritania · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Denise McGregor
Mar 20, 1978 · Murder & homicide
- Death of Manon Dubé
Jan 27, 1978 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Bahçelievler massacre
Oct 9, 1978 · Türkiye · Massacre
- Murunkan massacre
Apr 7, 1978 · Sri Lanka · Massacre
- Death of Renny Ottolina
Mar 16, 1978 · Venezuela · Death & funeral
- United Airlines Flight 696
Mar 13, 1978 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1978 Qom protest
Jan 9, 1978 · Iran · Riot & unrest
- 1978 Tabas earthquake
Sep 16, 1978 · Iran · Earthquake
- Taunton sleeping car fire
Jul 6, 1978 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- Murazze di Vado train disaster
Apr 15, 1978 · Italy · Rail accident
- Waldbaum's supermarket fire
Aug 2, 1978 · United States · Fire
- Hostage crisis at the Iraqi embassy in Paris
Jul 31, 1978 · France · Kidnapping & hostage
- Sa Pereira rail disaster
Feb 25, 1978 · Argentina · Rail accident
- Qaa massacre
Jun 28, 1978 · Lebanon · Massacre
- Aeroflot Flight 1080
Oct 7, 1978 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Attempted assassination of Antonio Cubillo
Apr 5, 1978 · Algeria · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
Jun 20, 1978 · Greece · Earthquake
- Destruction of Kurdish villages during the Iraqi Arabization campaign
1978 · Iraq · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Disappearance of Christie Farni
Dec 14, 1978 · United States · Disappearance
- Murders of Russel Ingram and Eunice Peiris
Aug 10, 1978 · Sri Lanka · Murder & homicide
- 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills
Jan 2, 1978 · Pakistan · Massacre
- 1978 London bus attack
Aug 20, 1978 · United Kingdom · Bombing & explosion
- Panzós massacre
May 29, 1978 · Guatemala · Massacre
- Jozef Slovák
Aug 22, 1978–Jul 16, 1991 · Czechia · Murder & homicide
- Buried Dino 246 GTS incident
Feb 1, 1978 · United States · Crime & justice
- Murder of Antonio Esposito
Jun 21, 1978 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Traffic accident near Osiecznica
Jan 22, 1978 · Poland · Road accident
- Roberto Scialabba
Feb 28, 1978 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Eastern Shimane earthquake
Jun 4, 1978 · Japan · Earthquake
- Indian Airlines Flight 403
Dec 17, 1978 · India · Aviation accident
- Fedele Calvosa
Nov 8, 1978 · Murder & homicide
- Salisbury fuel depot attack
Dec 11, 1978 · Zimbabwe · War & armed conflict
- 1978 Muñoz level crossing accident
Dec 21, 1978 · Spain · Rail accident
- Murder of Rosario Berardi
Mar 10, 1978 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Jimmy Hendricks and Kim Mills
Jun 17, 1978 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Tabriz protests
Feb 1978 · Iran · Riot & unrest
- Operation Chanchera
Aug 22, 1978 · Nicaragua · War & armed conflict
- 1978 San Cristóbal de La Laguna bombing
Feb 24, 1978 · Spain · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Joe Tarricone
Sep 29, 1978 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Brian King
Apr 25, 1978 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Afraad Rebellion
1978–1982 · War & armed conflict
- Poussin affair
Feb 22, 1978 · France · Crime & justice
- Murder of Francesco Di Cataldo
Apr 20, 1978 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Balgat massacre
Aug 10, 1978 · Türkiye · Massacre
- Murder of Antonio Santoro
Jun 6, 1978 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- 1978 Singapore flood
Dec 2, 1978 · Singapore · Natural disaster
- Disappearance of Willemijntje van der Meer
Jan 2, 1978 · Netherlands · Disappearance