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1979 Calendar
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1979 Historical Event(s)
- January 28, 1979 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.
- February 8, 1979 – Denis Sassou-Nguesso becomes the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time.
- February 18, 1979 – Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
- March 28, 1979 – The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan’s government, precipitating a general election.
- June 4, 1979 – Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.
- June 9, 1979 – The Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) kills seven.
- August 7, 1979 – Several tornadoes struck the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
- August 13, 1979 – The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon near Chicago, Illinois collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
- October 17, 1979 – Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- November 19, 1979 – Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran.
Who Were Born On 1979?
- February 2, 1979 – Urmo Aava, Estonian rally driver
- March 14, 1979 – Nicolas Anelka, French footballer
- March 17, 1979 – Samoa Joe, Samoan wrestler
- April 20, 1979 – Quinn Weng, Taiwanese singer (Seraphim)
- May 10, 1979 – Lee Hyori, South Korean singer
- June 26, 1979 – Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
- July 18, 1979 – Jermaine Paul, American musician
- August 7, 1979 – Wendy van der Plank, English actress
- November 23, 1979 – Nihat Kahveci, Turkish footballer
- December 8, 1979 – José Peña, Venezuelan track and field athlete