Date: December 10, 1979
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 1979Pluto Enters Neptune’s Orbit for First Time Since Discovery,…
An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java. Date: February 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Women’s Day Protest Sit-In Peaks at 15,000 – March 10, 1979Sadat,…
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 crashes near Taif in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board. Date: November 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Eric Gairy…
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 1979Warrenpoint Ambush Kills 18…
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 1979Richard Petty Wins Record Sixth Daytona 500 After Final-Lap Crash, February 18, 1979Park Chung Hee Assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, October 26,…