MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
Television broadcasting company CBS banned a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement.
The first Whole Foods store opened in Austin, Texas, US.
Heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne released his first solo album, 'Blizzard of Ozz.'
Gotthard Road Tunnel opened in St Gotthard, Switzerland, making it the longest tunnel in the world at the time.
A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
Vanuatu gained its independence from the Anglo-French Condominium.
Republican Party in Detroit nominated Ronald Reagan for US president.
President Jimmy Carter's brother Billy registered as a foreign agent in Libya.