Date: December 9, 1979
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South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa). Date: September 13, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Bucharest Metro Line M1 Opens from Timpuri Noi to SemΔnΔtoarea, November…
John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976. Date: May 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 27, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 27 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer Rouge Ousted – January 7, 1979Alia…
Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: February 22, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Executed in Pakistan, April 4, 1979Conservative Party Wins UK General Election, Thatcher Becomes PM…
Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect a purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled. Date: November 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
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 β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from…