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1978
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1978
Events
January
January 1
The
Copyright Act of 1976
takes effect, making sweeping changes to
United States copyright law
.
Air India Flight 855
, a
Boeing 747
passenger jet, crashes into the ocean near
Bombay
, killing 213.
Edward M. Davis
retires from the
Los Angeles Police Department
after 30 years on the force and more than 8 years as its
police chief
.
January 4
– A
referendum
in
Chile
supports the policies of dictator
Augusto Pinochet
(see
Chilean national consultation, 1978
).
January 5
–
Bülent Ecevit
, of
CHP
forms the new government of
Turkey
(42nd government).
January 6
– The
Holy Crown of Hungary
(also known as
Stephen of Hungary
Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since
World War II
.
January 10
–
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
, a critic of the
Nicaraguan
government, is assassinated; riots erupt against
Somoza
's government.
January 14
–
January 15
– The body of former U.S. Vice President
Hubert Humphrey
lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, following his death from cancer.
January 16
–
Robert F. Rock
succeeds
Edward M. Davis
as
LAPD
's interim chief.
January 18
– The
European Court of Human Rights
finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in
Northern Ireland
, but not guilty of torture.
January 19
– Federal Appeals Court Judge
William H. Webster
is appointed
FBI
Director.
January 22
–
Ethiopia
declares the ambassador of West Germany
persona non grata
.
January 24
Soviet
satellite
Kosmos 954
burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's
Northwest Territories
.
Rose Dugdale
and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted prisoners to marry in prison in the history of the
Republic of Ireland
.
January 25
–
January 27
– The
Great Blizzard of 1978
strikes the
Ohio Valley
and
Great Lakes
, killing 70.
January 28
–
Richard Chase
, the "Vampire of Sacramento", is arrested.
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