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What Happened In December 1979 In History

Historical Events for December, 1979

  • 3rd » In Cincinnati, Ohio, 11 fans are suffocated in 1979 The Who concert disaster a crush for seats on the concourse outside U.S. Bank Arena Riverfront Coliseum before a The Who Who concert.
  • 3rd » Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
  • 4th » The Hastie fire in Kingston upon Hull e.g Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
  • 9th » The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.
  • 10th » Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.
  • 12th » President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq confers 'Nishan-e-Imtiaz' on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.
  • 12th » The unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia returns to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia.
  • 13th » The Politics of Canada Canadian Government of Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Joe Clark is defeated in the House of Commons of Canada House of Commons, prompting the Canadian federal election, 1980 1980 Canadian election.
  • 19th » Geoffrey Boycott became the first cricketer to be stranded at 99 not out against Australia at Perth.
  • 21st » Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London London, England, United Kingdom by Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Lord Peter Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe,
  • 23rd » Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghanistan named Afghan capital.
  • 24th » The first European Ariane (rocket family) known as Ariane rocket is launched.
  • 27th » The Soviet Union Soviet war in Afghanistan or invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1979

  • 1st » Angelique Bates, American actress
  • 1st » Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player
  • 2nd » Melissa Archer, American actress
  • 2nd » Sabina Babayeva, Azerbaijani singer
  • 2nd » Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer-songwriter and actress
  • 2nd » Michael McIndoe, Scottish footballer
  • 3rd » Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter
  • 3rd » Rock Cartwright, American football player
  • 3rd » Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
  • 3rd » Tiffany Haddish, American actress and dancer
  • 4th » Ysabella Brave, American singer
  • 4th » Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
  • 5th » Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
  • 5th » Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 5th » Evonne Hsu, American-Taiwanese singer
  • 5th » Gareth McAuley, Irish footballer
  • 5th » Nick Stahl, American actor and producer
  • 6th » Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
  • 6th » Yanina González, Paraguayan model, Miss Paraguay e.g Miss Paraguay 2004
  • 7th » Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
  • 7th » Jennifer Carpenter, American actress
  • 7th » Lampros Choutos, Greek-Italian footballer
  • 7th » Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress
  • 7th » Derek Ramsay, English-Filipino actor and model
  • 8th » Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby player
  • 8th » Johan Forssell, Swedish politician
  • 8th » Raymond Lam, Chinese actor and singer
  • 8th » Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 8th » José Peña (sprinter) called José Peña, Venezuelan sprinter
  • 8th » Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
  • 9th » Chen Hao (actress) or Chen Hao, Chinese actress and singer
  • 9th » Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American singer-songwriter (D&D (band) or D&D)
  • 9th » Stephen McPhail, English-Irish footballer
  • 10th » Matt Bentley, American wrestler
  • 11th » Valdis Mintals, Estonian figure skater
  • 11th » Rider Strong, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 12th » Garrett Atkins, American baseball player
  • 12th » Nate Clements, American football player
  • 12th » John Salmons, American basketball player
  • 13th » Matjaž Smodiš, Slovenian basketball player
  • 14th » Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
  • 14th » Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player
  • 14th » Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Bardot (band) called Bardot)
  • 14th » Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster
  • 15th » Adam Brody, American actor
  • 15th » Alex Solowitz, American actor, singer, and dancer (2gether (band) called 2Ge+Her)
  • 15th » Eric Young (wrestler) known as Eric Young, Canadian wrestler
  • 16th » Luke Harper, American wrestler
  • 16th » Trevor Immelman, South African golfer
  • 16th » Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter
  • 16th » Jessie Ward, American wrestler
  • 17th » Charlotte Edwards, English cricketer
  • 17th » Jaimee Foxworth, American actress
  • 17th » Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
  • 17th » Paul Smith (footballer born 1979) known as Paul Smith, English footballer
  • 18th » Eric Pérez, Puerto Rican wrestler
  • 18th » Mamady Sidibé, Malian footballer
  • 19th » Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Books)
  • 19th » Paola Rey, Colombian model and actress
  • 19th » Rafael Soriano, Dominican baseball player
  • 20th » David DeJesus, American baseball player
  • 20th » George Lamb, English radio and television host
  • 20th » Michael Rogers (cyclist) or Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist
  • 20th » Ramón Rodríguez (actor) known as Ramón Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American actor
  • 21st » Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress, singer, and director
  • 21st » Kristjan Sarv, Estonian actor
  • 22nd » Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer
  • 23rd » Summer Altice, American model and actress
  • 23rd » Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
  • 23rd » Holly Madison, American model and actress
  • 23rd » Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer
  • 24th » Chris Hero, American wrestler
  • 25th » Laurent Bonnart, French footballer
  • 25th » Robert Huff, English race car driver
  • 25th » Hyun Young-Min, South Korean footballer
  • 26th » Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
  • 26th » Chris Daughtry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Daughtry (band) called Daughtry)
  • 26th » Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
  • 26th » Craig Wing, Australian rugby player
  • 27th » David Dunn, English footballer
  • 27th » Carson Palmer, American football player
  • 28th » James Blake (tennis) known as James Blake, American tennis player
  • 28th » Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter (Monrose)
  • 28th » Bill Hall (utility player) e.g Bill Hall, American baseball player
  • 28th » Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
  • 28th » Maksim Smirnov, Estonian footballer
  • 28th » Bree Williamson, Canadian actress
  • 29th » Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed martial artist
  • 29th » Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director, and producer
  • 29th » Ariel Schrag, American cartoonist and screenwriter
  • 30th » Flávio Amado, Angolan footballer
  • 30th » Tommy Clufetos, American drummer (Black Sabbath)
  • 30th » Michael Grimm (musician) known as Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 31st » Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress

Famous Deaths for December 1979

  • 3rd » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
  • 5th » Jesse Pearson (actor) named Jesse Pearson, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
  • 9th » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (b. 1895)
  • 10th » Ann Dvorak, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
  • 11th » James J. Gibson, American psychologist and author (b. 1904)
  • 13th » Jon Hall (actor) known as Jon Hall, American actor and director (b. 1915)
  • 22nd » Darryl F. Zanuck, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1902)
  • 23rd » Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (b. 1898)
  • 25th » Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (b. 1906)
  • 25th » Jordi Bonet, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1932)
  • 27th » Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan (b. 1929)
  • 30th » Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902)

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