Original: It is best known for the events of November 18 , 1978 in Guyana , in which 918 people died at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project ( informally , and now commonly , called '' Jonestown '' ) , a nearby airstrip at Port Kaituma , and Georgetown .
Simplified: It is best known for the death of over 900 of its members on November 18 , 1978 in Guyana , at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project ( informally called '' Jonestown '' ) , a nearby airstrip at Port Kaituma , and Georgetown .