June 1978 calendar

June 1978
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 1978.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on June 1978: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1978?

Events

01 Jun 1978 High Council destroys judgment against war criminal Pieter Menten
03 Jun 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year
04 Jun 1978 Working closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 25 performances
06 Jun 1978 Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57 percent.
07 Jun 1978 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3
08 Jun 1978 51st National Spelling Bee: Peg McCarthy wins spelling deification
09 Jun 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood
10 Jun 1978 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:26.8
11 Jun 1978 Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John opens
12 Jun 1978 US House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
13 Jun 1978 Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Lebanon.
14 Jun 1978 Sierra Leone adopts constitution
15 Jun 1978 Belgian government resigns
17 Jun 1978 Cheeseburger In Paradise by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32
18 Jun 1978 78th US Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill Country Club - Denver
19 Jun 1978 Best Little Whorehouse... opens at 46th St. NYC for 1577 performances
20 Jun 1978 A shootout between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves 1 civilian and 3 IRA men dead.
22 Jun 1978 Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois
23 Jun 1978 Panamá recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
25 Jun 1978 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
26 Jun 1978 First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched
27 Jun 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1
28 Jun 1978 Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected
29 Jun 1978 US Vice President Walter F Mondale begins trip to Mid-East.
30 Jun 1978 English Prince Michael marries baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
21 Jun 1978 The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.