Date: February 14, 1979
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people. Date: March 14, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979U.S. House Begins C-SPAN Broadcasts of Daily Business, March 19, 1979Iranian Revolution…
1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran. Date: March 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Date: March 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Date: November 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Becomes Iran’s…
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 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill Stewart Shot Dead in Nicaragua June 20, 1979Nur Muhammad Taraki Assassinated; Hafizullah Amin…
A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I. Date: September 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati Who Concert Crush Kills 11 Fans, December 3, 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns…