Date: April 23, 1979
In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara. Date: November 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979First National March on Washington for Lesbian and…
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 1979Last Iranian Shah Flees Iran…
A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Date: July 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Taiwan Relations Act enter into force. Through the Communiqué, the United States establishes normal diplomatic relations with China. Through the Act, the United States guarantees military support for Taiwan. Date: January 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅…
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 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins February…
Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico. Date: November 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sony Introduces Walkman July 1, 1979Sandinista Rebels Overthrow Somoza Government in Nicaragua, July…