Saint Lucia Independence from United Kingdom – February 22, 1979

Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. Date: June 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Venera Probes…

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. Date: July 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins, February 17,…

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Date: April 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati Who Concert Crush Kills 11 Fans, December 3, 1979Idi Amin Deposed in Uganda April 11, 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns…

An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S. House Begins C-SPAN Broadcasts of Daily Business, March…

Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. Date: October 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Varig Boeing 707 Freighter Disappears Over Pacific After Tokyo Takeoff,…

Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. Date: September 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South Africa Grants Independence to Venda Homeland, September 13, 1979Olkiluoto…