1978
From left to right, top to bottom:
- The Jonestown massacre occurs, leaving 909 people dead
- Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 collides with a private Cessna 172 light aircraft, killing 144 people
- Earthquake in Tabas kills around 25,000 people
- The Camp David Accords are signed
- The 1978 FIFA World Cup is held in Argentina
- Aldo Moro is kidnapped and murdered by the Red Brigades
- Air India Flight 855 crashes off the coast of Bandra, killing all passengers and crew aboard
- The Saur Revolution marks the end of power of the Barakzai dynasty after 152 years
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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.