Date: October 14, 1979
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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 β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati…
A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. Date: April 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II Begins First…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Chrysler Requests…
Coup d'Γ©tat of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea. Date: December 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 12 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S.-China Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act Take Effect January 1, 1979Greensboro Massacre: Communist Workers Party…
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Chrysler Requests $1.5 Billion U.S. Bailout to Avoid Bankruptcy, September 7, 1979Interflug Il-18 Crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, March 26,…
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Date: April 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Philips Publicly Demonstrates Compact Disc for First Time, March 8, 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, March 26,…