Date: October 21, 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 1979Philips Publicly Demonstrates Compact Disc for First Time, March 8, 1979Conservative Party Wins UK Election;…
Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. Date: September 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979New Jewel Movement Ousts Grenada PM Eric Gairy, March 13,…
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. Date: October 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Jay Silverheels First Native American Hollywood Walk of Fame Star,…
A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran. Date: December 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Air New Zealand Flight 901 Crashes into Mount Erebus, 1979 November 28, 1979Richard…
Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Date: March 29, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Aeroflot Tu-134 Midair Collision Over Dniprodzerzhynsk, August…