Date: June 12, 1979
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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 1979Moshe Dayan Resigns from…
The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Liberia Rice Price…
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. Date: February 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave Assassinated by Car Bomb at…
Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Date: October 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Ends as PLA Crosses Border Back into China, March 16, 1979Habib Elghanian Executed in Tehran,…
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 1979Sinila Crater Earthquake Releases Poisonous Gas, Kills 149 Villagers, February 20,…
A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. Date: April 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 Crash…