Date: June 22, 1979
The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence from United Kingdom, October 27, 1979Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Executed…
A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War. Date: October 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak Kills 66,…
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 1979Aeroflot Flight 1691 Crashes Near Vnukovo…
Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 Crashes Near Taif, 156 Killed – November 26, 1979Red River…
Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwan Pro-Democracy Protests Suppressed, Organizers Arrested,…
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 1979Downeast Airlines Flight 46 Crash in Rockland, Maine – May 30, 1979British…