Date: October 21, 1979
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 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash at O’Hare,…
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 1979John Spenkelink Executed in Florida, First Since Capital Punishment Return May 25, 1979Bucharest Metro Line M1 Opens from Timpuri…
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iran Hostage Crisis: Khomeini Orders Release of 13 Hostages, November 19, 1979Iranian Revolution: Shah Flees Iran for Egypt January 16, 1979Cincinnati…
The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. Date: March 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Dieng…
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First Black-Led Rhodesian Government Takes Power June 1, 1979New Jewel…
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 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco After Dan White Conviction, May 21, 1979Saint Lucia Independence from United…