Date: November 10, 1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote, March 28, 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes…
A landslide occurs on the Iliwerung volcano in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that kills over 530 and leaves 700 missing. Date: July 18, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Penmanshiel Tunnel Collapse Kills Two…
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. 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 Ariane 1 Rocket Launch from Guiana Space Centre,…
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 1979U.S.-China…
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Date: July 19, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979East German Escape by Homemade Hot Air Balloon, September 16, 1979Mother Teresa Awarded…
American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…