Pope John Paul II Begins First U.S. Pastoral Visit, October 1, 1979
Date: October 1, 1979
Date: October 1, 1979
Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested. Date: December 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February 1, 1979Western…
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. Date: June 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 2 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption…
Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. Date: May 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 Crashes Near Taif, 156…
The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. Date: March 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Margaret Thatcher Becomes First Female UK Prime Minister May 4, 1979Soviet Venera Probes and Helios…
The MTR, Hong Kong's rapid transit railway system, opens. Date: October 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Voyager 1 Confirms Volcanoes on Io, Jupiter Moon, March 8, 1979Sadat, Begin, Carter Sign Egypt-Israel Peace…
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave Assassinated by Car Bomb at Westminster, March…