Date: March 10, 1979
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 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Becomes Iran’s First Supreme Leader, December 3, 1979Airey Neave Killed by Car Bomb at Westminster, March 30,…
The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kabul Militants Kidnap and Kill U.S. Ambassador Adolph Dubs, February 14, 1979White Night Riots in…
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Date: February 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tumaco Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 300–600 – December 12, 1979Habib Elghanian Executed…
U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". Date: July 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iliwerung Volcano Landslide Triggers Deadly Tsunami in Indonesia, July 18, 1979French-Supported Coup Overthrows Emperor Bokassa I, September…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 Crashes at Doha Airport, March 14, 1979Western Airlines Flight 2605 Crashes in…
Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested. Date: December 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Malta Labour Party Supporters Attack Times of Malta, Nationalist Sites,…