Date: April 14, 1979
The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland. Date: August…
Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. Date: December 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First Black-Led Rhodesian Government Takes Power June 1, 1979Liberia Rice Price Protest Clashes…
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 crashes near Taif in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board. Date: November 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 Crashes…
A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Date: July 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. Date: November 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S.-China Diplomatic Relations…
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979NORAD Nuclear False Alarm Detected, November 9, 1979Warrenpoint Ambush Kills 18 British…