Date: March 29, 1979
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Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. Date: April 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 80-100 in Sumatra April 30, 1979Iranian Revolution Establishes…
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. Date: February 17, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Venera Probes and Helios II Detect Gamma Rays, March 5, 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill Stewart Shot Dead in Nicaragua June…
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 1979British House of Commons Passes No Confidence Vote, March 28, 1979Idi Amin Deposed in Uganda…
A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. Date: April 2, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Maoists Launch Bala Hissar Uprising Against…
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 1979Columbia Delivered to Kennedy Space Center for First Space Shuttle…
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Griselda…