Editing 1978 (section)

{{Short description|Calendar year}}
{{About year|1978}}
{{Events by month|1978}}
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* The [[Jonestown]] massacre occurs, leaving 909 people dead
* [[Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182]] collides with a private [[Cessna 172]] light aircraft, killing 144 people
* [[1978 Tabas earthquake|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 [[Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro|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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