Western Airlines Flight 2605 Crashes in Mexico City, 73 Killed October 31, 1979
Date: October 31, 1979
Date: October 31, 1979
The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak. Date: February 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Quebecair Flight 255 Crashes After Takeoff, 17 Killed – March 29, 1979Mysterious Nuclear-Like Flash Near Prince Edward…
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Date: January 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Cincinnati Who Concert Crush Kills 11…
Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London. Date: April 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java. Date: February 20, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Western Airlines Flight 2605 Crashes in Mexico City, 73…
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 1979Jimmy Carter Signs Secret Aid Directive for Afghan Rebels, July 3, 1979South Korea Coup…