January 1 Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909 "Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum New York City after 429 performances January 2 Bulent Ecevit forms government in Turkey Rhino Records releases their 1st album "Wildmania" January 3 Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win January 6 1st postage stamp copyrighted by U.S. (Carl Sandburg stamp) U.S. hand over St. Stephan crown to Hungary January 7 Angola revises its constitution January 8 Israeli government votes to 'strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai January 9 Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established January 10 Soyuz 27 carring 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched January 11 Governor Askew dedicates RCUC solar office building Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link) January 14 Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF) January 15 Superbowl XII: Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos, 27-10 in N Orleans Superbowl MVP: Harvey Martin, Dallas, DE and Randy White, Dallas, DT Theodore Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman January 16 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty Soyuz 27 returns to Earth January 18 Geoff Boycott captains England for the 1st time, vs. Pak Karachi Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries) Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB January 19 Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame Judge William H Webster appointed head of FBI January 20 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" January 21 Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks January 23 Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13 January 24 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo Carter Executive Order on Intelligence January 25 Muriel Humphrey (D-Mn) appointed to fill late husband's Senate seat Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) January 26 Frank Herbert completes his novel "Destination: Void" International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit Mario Soares forms Portuguese government Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40 January 28 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife January 29 Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship January 30 Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Mutual Broadcasting Network begins airing Larry King Show on radio January 31 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements February 1 Director Roman Polanski skips bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl Harriet Tubman is 1st black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp February 3 Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test India needing 493 to beat Australia at Adelaide, all out 445 February 5 Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded February 6 Muriel Humphrey, Senator-D-Minnesota 1978, wife of late Hubert Humphrey takes his office Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm)) February 7 Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert February 8 Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait February 10 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA February 11 16 Unification church couples wed in New York City 25th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens EOKA organization disbands in Cyprus February 12 Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 96 performances U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner February 13 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 14 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments In girls' High School basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St. George February 15 England all out 64 for 1st loss to New Zealand in cricket (Boycott captain) Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Florida Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title Zaire revises constitution February 16 1st Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward and Randy's CBBS, Chicago) February 18 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii February 19 Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8) Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City "On the 20th Century" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 460 performances February 20 4th People's Choice Awards: Star Wars, Carol Burnett and Bob Hope Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic February 22 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tennessee February 23 20th Grammy Awards: Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins February 24 Kevin Porter, New Jersey, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game February 25 Botham scores 1st Test Cricket century, 103 vs. New Zealand Christchurch February 26 Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York City Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic February 27 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island March 1 Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery "Timbuktu!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 243 performances March 2 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 March 3 1st day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (WI vs. Australia) Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland March 4 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue March 5 "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 152 performances Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California March 7 Belgian baron Charles Bracht kidnapped Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb March 9 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS) Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR) Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA) March 10 Soyuz 28 returns to Earth March 11 Terrorists attack mail truck at Tel Aviv, 45 killed USF-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust NC March 12 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:14.99) Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic March 13 Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house March 14 Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead) NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge) March 15 A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC Operation Litani: Israeli offensive in South Lebanon March 16 Amoco Cadiz spills 223,000 tons of crude oil off French coast Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed Soyuz 26 returns to Earth U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site U.S. Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty March 17 Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 1.6 mil gallons of oil off French coast Ligeti's opera "Le Grand Macabre," premieres in Stockholm Reds don green uniforms for St. Patricks Day March 18 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death March 19 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic March 20 Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders March 21 Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) March 22 France performs nuclear test Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV March 23 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 24 Wings release "With a Little Luck" March 27 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1,774 performances Rutles "All You Need is Cash" is shown on British TV March 30 "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances March 31 Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National and retires U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite Wings release "London Town" album April 2 7th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post Basil Williams scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Australia Georgetown TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series) Velcro was 1st put on the market April 3 50th Academy Awards - "Annie Hall," Rich Dreyfuss and Diane Keaton win European market and China signs trade agreement Larry King moves his radio show from Miami to Washington D.C. April 6 Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inn and 193 to win Ranji Trophy April 7 Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in New York City President Carter defers production of neutron bomb U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976 April 9 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277 Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam) David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73 Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter) April 10 Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced April 13 Jackson slugs a 3-run home run in the 1st inning, and the field is showered New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day April 14 David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM April 15 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy Great Britain performs nuclear test April 16 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic St. Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0 April 17 63,500,000 shares traded on New York stock exchange (record) 7th Boston Women's Marathon won by Gayle Barron of Georgia in 2:44:52 82nd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:10:13 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sagan for "Dragons of Eden" April 18 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 April 19 Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel April 22 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony April 23 Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. April 24 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game April 25 Phillie Phanatic makes 1st appearance Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more April 26 France sends troops to Chad NASA launches space vehicle S-201 April 27 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 4-3 in 11 Afghanistan revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup April 30 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace New York City after 101 performances Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic May 1 1st black mayor of New Orleans (Ernest Morial) inaugurated MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone May 2 NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games May 3 Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US WI all set to lose cricket test vs. Australia at Kingston till riots end game May 4 Russian president Brezhnev visits West-Germany May 5 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits May 6 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2 South Africa military goes into Angola May 8 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament May 9 "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 1604 performances Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in New York City PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands May 10 "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I May 11 Margaret A. Brewer is 1st female general in the U.S. Marine Corps May 12 Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female May 13 "Angel" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m steeplechase (8:05.4) Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in New York City "Runaways" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 199 performances May 14 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic "Working" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 25 performances May 17 Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run May 18 Italy legalizes abortion Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work May 20 104th Preakness: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 1:54.4 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris U.S. launches Pioneer Venus 1; produces 1st global radar map of Venus May 21 118 Unification church couples wed in England Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect May 23 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M General strike in Peru May 24 Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect May 25 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 May 26 1st legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City May 28 Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times May 29 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. June 1 Cricket Test debut of David Gower, vs. Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58 High Council destroys judgment against war criminal Pieter Menten June 3 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year June 4 32nd Tony Awards: Da and Ain't Misbehavin' win 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner Liberal Julio Turbay Ayola wins Colombia elections "Working" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 25 performances June 6 Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57 percent June 7 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3 Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation June 8 51st National Spelling Bee: Peg McCarthy wins spelling deification Braves draft Bob Horner #1 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery June 9 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood Gutenberg Bible, 1 of 21, sells for $2.4 million, London Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title June 10 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:26.8 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis June 11 24th LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez Bjorn Borg wins French Open Title Christa Tybus of London sets record of 24 hours of hula-hoop "Grease" starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John opens Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints June 12 David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 years to life U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage June 14 Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run Sierra Leone adopts constitution June 15 Italy's President Leone resigns due to Lockheed affair Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days June 16 Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 Ringo releases "Bad Boy" album; Wings releases "I've Had Enough" June 17 "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32 Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs June 18 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Bankers Trust Golf Classic Victor de la Torre wins Peru election June 19 "Best Little Whorehouse..." opens at 46th St. New York City for 1577 performances Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip Ian Botham takes 8-34 vs. Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling June 20 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton June 21 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita," premiers in London June 22 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois June 23 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy June 25 Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires Pat Bradley wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 26 Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched June 27 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station U.S. Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit June 28 Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill June 29 Vice President Walter F. Mondale begins trip to Mid-East June 30 English prince Michael marries baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox July 1 "Act" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 233 performances Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974 Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing July 2 Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start July 3 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" July 4 Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order July 5 Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 6 Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut July 7 85th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (26 64 75) Solomon Islands declares independence from U.K. July 8 92nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors (62 62 63) Alessandro Pertini elected President of Italy Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus July 9 "Hello, Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 152 performances Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington D.C. for ERA July 10 Bloodless military coup in Mauritania, president Moktar flees July 11 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium All star MVP: Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers Auto with liquid gas crashes and explodes in Spain, 160 killed July 12 Sun Bank Building opens U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site July 13 Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II Russian dissident Ginsburg/Piatkus/Sjtsjaranki sentence to work camp Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida July 14 Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado Anatoly Scharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation Ump Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering 3 scuffed balls July 15 107th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St. Andrews July 16 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 17 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him July 18 Egyptian and Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks July 19 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island Yankees start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win July 21 Bolivia military coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees U.S. Postal Service and unions agree on a contract averting mail strike World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m July 23 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy Israeli government rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200 Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight July 24 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson Margaret Gardiner, of South Africa, crowned 27th Miss Universe Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premieres in New York City July 25 Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image July 26 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run July 27 Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) Portuguese President Eanes fires premier Soares July 28 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in New York At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 29 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h 40m Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings July 30 Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits and NL-record-tying 8 home runs Pat Bradley wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic July 31 Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 August 1 Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games Commandos occupy Iraqi embassy in Paris, 1 dead Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) August 5 New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo) August 6 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate Europea Golf Open August 7 Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame Thousands of mourners file past body of Pope Paul VI August 8 Pioneer-Venus 2 with 5 atmospheric probes launched toward Venus August 9 U.S.S.R. performs (underground) nuclear test Yankees score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7 August 10 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 11 Funeral of Pope Paul VI Legionnaire's disease bacteria isolated in Atlanta August 12 Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours China and Japan sign peace treaty August 13 Bomb attack in Beirut, 175 killed Judy wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic Rankin Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 August 14 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%) August 15 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA August 17 1st successful crossing of the Atlantic by balloon (3 Americans) August 18 Memphis, Tennessee settles with striking police officers and firefighters August 19 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran August 20 Gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London Mark Vinchesi of Amherst Mass keeps a frisbee aloft 15.2 seconds Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Stroh's Golf Open Tatyana Providokhina runs female world record 1k (2:30.6) August 21 1st gay theme telefilm - Matlovich vs U.S. Air Force August 22 Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua Nicaragua August 23 Iranian students occupies Iranian embassy at Wassenaar August 24 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 25 Baseball umps stage a 1 day strike August 26 Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I Soyuz 31 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 East German) to Salyut 6 August 27 Gerrie Knetemann becomes world cyclist champion Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978 August 28 Donald Vesco rode 21'-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran August 29 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. USTA National Tennis Center opens in Flushing, New York August 31 Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka Emily and William Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 1 #4655 Marjoriika, #4814 Casacci, #5344 Ryabov, #6262 Javid and #8064 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV September 2 George Harrison marries Olivia Gloria Fajardo (21) marries Emilio Estefan (25) (Miami Sound Machine) Graham Salmon set worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years September 3 Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5) Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff September 4 Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405 New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 5 Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md September 6 Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 7 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yankees beat Red Sox 15-3 September 8 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 Irani army shoots on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed September 9 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-0 92nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats Pam Shriver (75 64) Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) Iraqi Ayatollah Khomeini calls for uprising in Irani army Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979 September 10 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 98th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 62 62) Arlyne Rhode sets female footbow distance record (1,113 yards and 30") Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open "Timbuktu!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 243 performances September 12 Fidel Castro visits Addis Abba Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television September 13 1st flight of McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back September 14 Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970 Portugal government of Da Costa falls September 15 Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title Yankees beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yankees lead 2 games September 16 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran Filming on Monty Python's Life of Brian, begins Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 September 17 30th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win Begin, Sadat and Carter sign Camp David accord Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament Red Sox finally beat Yankees in Sept 1978, 7-3 September 20 "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. Yamada Mumon Roshi visits Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach Germany September 22 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit September 23 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit September 24 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic Dutch women hockey team wins world championship Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 25 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die September 26 NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service September 27 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 28 Israeli Knesset endorses Camp David accord Pieter Botha succeeds Vorster as premier of South Africa Syrians and Lebanese engage in heavy fighting in Lebanon September 29 "Flying High," debuts on CBS "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV September 30 Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati, Phillies clinch NL East title October 1 Comoros adopts constitution Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from U.K. Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox October 2 Syrian and Palestinians shoot in East Beirut, 1,300 killed Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding October 3 Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London October 4 Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I October 5 Isaac Bashevis Singer wins Nobel Prize for literature Sweden's Falldin government falls October 6 Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person Mick Jagger apologizes for racist lyrics in "Some Girls" Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 October 7 Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 8 Ken Warby set world water speed record at 319.627 mph (514 kph) Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City October 9 12th Country Music Association Award John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Ballroom," premieres in New York City October 10 Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar Daniel Arap Moi succeeds Kenyatta as president of Kenya Steve Perry joins Journey Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 October 11 Aristides Royo elected president of Panama Belgium government of Tindemans resigns Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th October 12 Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington Sid Vicious charged in murder of girlfriend Nancyh Spungen October 13 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio Swaziland's new constitution promulgated bans political parties Tiros N, U.S.'s 1st 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched October 14 1st TV movie from a TV series - "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away October 15 Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 16 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Herbert A Simon Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected supreme pontiff-John Paul II Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad October 17 New York Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year October 18 1st daughter Susan Ford announces engagement to Charles F. Vance New York Islanders 1st scoreless tie, vs Los Angeles Kings October 20 Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government Police's 1st U.S. concert (NY's CBGBs) October 22 8th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8) "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession Pope John Paul II installed October 23 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98 China and Japan formally ends 4 decades of dissension Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in New York City October 24 Keith Richards convicted of heroin possession in Toronto NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders October 25 Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL) October 26 Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize October 27 Begin and Sadat win Nobel Peace prize President Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill October 28 Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20) October 30 Uganda troops attack Tanzania October 31 Iranian oil workers go on strike People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South) adopts constitution November 1 New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award November 2 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 3 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution Michiko Okada wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic U.S.S.R. and Vietnam sign peace and friendship treaty November 4 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 5 Iranian Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games November 6 Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule November 7 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP CDA-chairman W Aantjes resigns due to his war past November 8 Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London November 9 NASL realligns its 24 teams into 6 divisions November 10 Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin November 11 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom becomes president of Maldives November 12 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open "Platinum" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 33 performances November 13 NASA launches HEAO November 15 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka Harold Pinter's "Betrayal," premieres in London Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP November 16 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft November 17 Gerald Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Elizabeth Colvin November 18 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 19 Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for 2nd time November 21 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award November 26 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York 1st lesbian theme TV movie - "Question of Love" 66th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 20-13 November 27 Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183 November 28 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB) Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years November 29 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. November 30 France performs nuclear test December 1 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, vs. England at the Gabba U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 2 Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 December 3 "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances Pat Bradley/Lon Hinkle wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 4 Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor Dutch War criminal Pieter Menten freed Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus War criminal Pieter Menten freed December 5 EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," premieres in New York City December 6 Spain adopts constitution December 7 Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick December 8 Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park December 9 1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus December 10 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1) In Oslo, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accept 1978 Nobel Peace Prize Islanders ends 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadians "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 33 performances December 11 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry December 13 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued December 14 "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 116 performances China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 15 Saint Maarten Patriotic Movement (SPM) forms under W James Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, vs. India at Bangalore December 16 Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR December 17 OPEC raises oil prices 18% Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda December 18 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test December 19 France performs nuclear test Indira Gandhi ambushed in India December 20 H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail December 21 "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder December 22 Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer Thailand adopts constitution December 23 Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period December 26 India's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, released from jail December 27 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution December 28 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy) December 29 Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government Spain constitution goes into effect Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG December 30 "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach December 31 CIA director, Admiral Stansfield Turner retires from the Navy Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 1859 performances "Runaways" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 199 performances Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US
