1979 Calendar
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1979 Historical Event(s)
- January 1, 1979 – Formal diplomatic relations are established between the China and the United States.
- January 28, 1979 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.
- April 15, 1979 – A disastrous earthquake (of M 7.1) occurs on Montenegro coast.
- July 9, 1979 – A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by famed “Nazi hunters” Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
- September 13, 1979 – South Africa grants independence to the “homeland” of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
- October 6, 1979 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
- October 12, 1979 – The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip.
- October 17, 1979 – Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- November 28, 1979 – Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 operated sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
- December 4, 1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
Who Were Born On 1979?
- February 9, 1979 – Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
- March 16, 1979 – Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
- March 23, 1979 – Natalia Hadjiloizou, Belarusian/Cypriot swimmer
- September 4, 1979 – MC Mong, South Korean hip hop artist
- September 20, 1979 – Dan Gillespie Sells, British musician The Feeling
- October 16, 1979 – Erin Brown, American actress, model, filmmaker, and musician
- November 1, 1979 – Luís Delgado, Angolan footballer
- November 7, 1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler
- November 28, 1979 – Daniel Henney, Korean-American model-actor
- December 7, 1979 – Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model