Date: December 9, 1979
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Date: April 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sandinista Rebels Overthrow Somoza Government in Nicaragua, July 19, 1979SALT II Signed by U.S. and Soviet Union, June 18,…
The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland. Date: August…
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland. Date: October 10, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979El Salvador Coup Overthrows President Romero, Begins Civil War – October 15, 1979American Airlines…
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 1979Car Bomb Targets Nazi Hunters Klarsfelds…
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. Date: June 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979ABC News Correspondent Bill Stewart Shot Dead in Nicaragua June 20, 1979Saint Vincent and…
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 1979Richard Petty Wins Record Sixth Daytona 500 After Final-Lap Crash, February 18, 1979Airey Neave Assassinated…