January 1978

Sunday 01:

Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 explodes and crashes into the sea off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.

Friday 06:

The Hungarian Holy crown (also known as Stephen_I_of_Hungary crown) returned to Hungary from the United_States, where was held after the WW_II.

Saturday 14:

Johnny Rotten quits the Sex Pistols after the final show of their American tour, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

Wednesday 18:

The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.

Monday 23:

Sweden becomes the first nation to ban aerosol sprays that are thought to damage earth's protective ozone layer.

Friday 27:

Lt Marilyn R. Koon, 161st Aerial Refueling Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, becomes first female Air National Guard Pilot.