Date: February 18, 1979
Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. Date: December 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Pope John Paul II First Official Visit to Communist Poland, June 2, 1979SAETA Flight 011…
The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. Date: December 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca, Hostage Crisis,…
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 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill…
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…
Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people. Date: April 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Philips Publicly Demonstrates Compact Disc for First Time, March 8,…
Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt. Date: January 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Ayatollah Khomeini Becomes Iran’s First Supreme Leader, December…