Date: February 14, 1979
Downeast Airlines Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. Date: May 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Hastie Fire in Hull Kills Three Schoolboys, Leads…
ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime. Date: June 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅…
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded. Date: October 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979John Spenkelink Executed in Florida, First Since Capital Punishment Return May 25, 1979Hastie…
Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. Date: February 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Varig Boeing 707 Freighter Disappears Over Pacific Ocean, January 30, 1979Amtrak Superliner…
Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. Date: July 16, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Airey Neave Killed by Car Bomb at Westminster, March 30, 1979Pluto Enters Neptune’s…
Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. Date: October 7, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Blair Peach Fatally Injured at Southall Anti-Nazi League Demo, April 23, 1979Sadat,…