Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Kills Seven, June 9, 1979

Aeroflot Flight 1691 crashes on approach to Vnukovo International Airport, killing 58. 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 1979Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer Rouge Ousted – January 7, 1979Iranian…

Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Date: March 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Canadian Pacific Chemical Freight Train Derails in…

Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States. Date: October 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Philips Demonstrates Compact Disc Publicly for First Time, March 8, 1979First National…

Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco After Dan White Conviction, May 21, 1979US-China Diplomatic Relations…

Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran. Date: May 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979US…

A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. Date: November 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati Who Concert Crush Kills 11…