Francisco Macías Nguema Executed by Soldiers from Western Sahara, September 29, 1979

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 1979Liberia Rice Price Protest Turns Deadly…

1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran. Date: March 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs. Date: October 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979White Night Riots in…

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 1979Mother Teresa Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, October 17, 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran…

Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak Hits Wichita Falls,…

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 27, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Western Airlines Flight 2605 Crashes in Mexico City, 73 Killed October 31, 1979Voyager…