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1979 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
1979 News Events include Three Mile island Nuclear Accident, USSR Invades Afghanistan, Tehran US Hostage Crisis, Margaret Thatcher elected Prime minister,
Historical events from year 1979. Learn about 685 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1979 or search by date or keyword.
What happened and who was famous in 1979? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1979.
Oct 30, 2009 · Could it be that what happened 10 years earlier, in the annus mirabilis 1979, was the real historical turning point?
August 9 – Raymond Washington, co-founder of the Crips, today one of the largest, most notorious gangs in the United States, is shot and killed 5 months after his arrest for quadruple murder (his killers have not yet been identified). August 10 – Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall.
3 May – 1979 general election. 4 May – The Conservatives win the General Election by a 44-seat majority and Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is the most notable MP to lose his seat in the election.
1979 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
Nov 14, 2019 · 1979 was a year that still shapes our world even today. That was when three fundamental forces - the collapse of communism, neoliberalism, and politicized and radicalized religion, fused into a...
Do you remember the year 1979? Where were you that year? Here's a look back at everything that that happened during 1979.
