Date: April 23, 1979
A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Date: March 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tumaco Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 300–600 -…
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 1979Jerry Rawlings Takes Power in Ghana After Military Coup, June 4, 1979Aeroflot Flight…
The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami. Date: December 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South…
The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power. Date: June 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South Korea Coup d’État on December 12, 1979Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr…
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Iran Hostage Crisis: Carter Halts U.S. Oil Imports from Iran November 12,…