What happened on Monday March 05, 1979?

Here's what happened on March 05, 1979:

• Voyager 1's Jupiter Flyby NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft completed its closest approach to Jupiter, passing approximately 172,000 miles from the planet. This mission was a critical part of humanity's early deep space exploration efforts, providing unprecedented close-up images and scientific data about the gas giant.
• Multiple Spacecraft Detect Extraordinary Gamma Ray Event Soviet probes Venera 11 and Venera 12, along with the German-American solar satellite Helios II, simultaneously detected unprecedented 'off the scale' gamma rays, contributing to the scientific understanding of soft gamma repeaters.
• Gamma Ray Burst Discovery in Large Magellanic Cloud Detection equipment identified a significant gamma ray burst originating from the Large Magellanic Cloud, which was crucial in understanding soft gamma repeaters - astronomical phenomena that emit intense bursts of gamma radiation.
• Iran Resumes Petroleum Exports Following the Iranian Revolution, Iran resumed its petroleum exports, signaling a gradual return to international oil trade after a period of significant disruption.

Events in 1979

March 05, 1979: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Magazines from Mar. 05, 1979

Newspapers from Mar. 05, 1979

March 05, 1979 was a Monday and it was the 64th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 05, 1979 can also be written as 3/5/1979 in the US and as 5/3/1979 in UK and Europe.

March 05, 1979 in March 1979 calendar

Famous people born on March 05, 1979:

• Riki Lindhome
• Luigi De Laurentiis
• Lisa Batiashvili

Famous people born in 1979

Famous people born on March 5th

Famous people died on March 05, 1979:

• Polidoro Benveduti
• Leland John Haworth

Famous people who died in 1979

Famous people who died on March 5th

March 05, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 05, 1979 was I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

1. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
2. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
3. Bee Gees - Tragedy
4. Pointer Sisters - Fire
5. Donna Summer - Heaven Knows

March 05, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 05, 1979 was Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army
2. The Bee Gees - Tragedy
3. Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
4. The Sex Pistols - Something Else / Friggin' In The Riggin'

March 05, 1979: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 05, 1979 was Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, according to the music chart for the week March 5th and March 11th.

1. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose
2. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
3. Parliament - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
4. Peaches & Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing
5. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 5th is Pisces.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 05, 1979: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 05, 1979 is Goat and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 05, 1979 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 05, 1979 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 05, 1979 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 55% full, rising at 10:57 am and setting at 01:32 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 12, 1979 while the next full moon would come on Mar 13, 1979.

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Your place in the Universe on March 05, 1979

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Someone born on March 05, 1979 is:

46 years 2 months old,

or 554 months and 9 days old,

or 2410 weeks and 2 days old,

or 16872 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 05, 1979?

There are 295 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday March 5th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 05, 1979?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on March 05, 1979.

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