Date: February 14, 1979
U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". Date: July 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Nur Muhammad Taraki Assassinated; Hafizullah Amin Becomes Leader, September 14, 1979British House of Commons Topples Callaghan Government…
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 1979Park Chung Hee Assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, October 26, 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes Islamic Theocracy Under…
Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. Date: August 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Greensboro Massacre: Communist Workers Party Shot…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979American Airlines…
Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs. Date: October 21, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979SAETA Flight 011 Crashes…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave Killed by Car Bomb at Westminster, March 30, 1979FCC Allows Unlicensed…