27 June 1980 Posted on June 26, 2013 by Staff Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." Elbert Hubbard — Click here for more from Elbert Hubbard Related posts: 8 March 1983 30 March 1981 11 August 1984 5 May 1980 5 May 1980 22 September 1980 14 August 1980 22 February 1980 18 June 1981 27 June 1976