Date: May 25, 1979
Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara. Date: December 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…
SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984. Date: April 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Konstantinos Karamanlis Signs Greece…
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. Date: October 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Liberia Rice Price Protest Clashes Kill 70+ April 14, 1979Pope…
Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. Date: May 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II Begins First U.S. Pastoral Visit,…
The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other). Date: December 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day…
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Date: February 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979South Korea Coup d’État on December 12, 1979Columbia Delivered to Kennedy…