Events in History
- Jan 23 Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays, believed to be damaging to earth's ozone layer.
- Sep 16 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar, Iran
- Sep 17 Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Camp David Accords, frameworks for peace in the Middle East and between Egypt and Israel
- Oct 5 Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long-lasting or severe effects
- Oct 16 Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected Pope John Paul II
- Nov 6 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi places the country under military rule; General Gholām Reza Azhāri forms government
- Nov 18 In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones
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Historical Figures Born in 1978
- Jan 1 Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Indian spiritualist
- Jan 5 Sabrina Harman, American military figure and accused torturer, born in Lorton, Virginia
- Jan 7 Israel Keyes, American serial killer, born in Richmond, Utah (d. 2012)
- Jan 14 Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Jan 31 Brad Rutter, Jeopardy! champion, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Historical Marriages
- Jan 24 Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted prisoners to marry in prison in the history of the Republic of Ireland.
- Apr 15 Novelist Danielle Steel (30) weds William George Toth
- May 20 Soldier and later politician Lee Hsien Loong marries first wife doctor Wong Ming Yang
Historical Divorces
- Apr 14 Novelist Danielle Steel (30) divorces Danny Zugelder after almost 3 years of marriage
- Jun 15 US Senator Edward W. Brooke (58) divorces first wife Remigia Ferrari-Scacco after 31 years of marriage
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