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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1979.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1979: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1979?


Events

  • 01 Apr 1979 Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
  • 02 Apr 1979 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits Cairo, Egypt; meets President Anwar Sadat.
  • 03 Apr 1979 Jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
  • 04 Apr 1979 President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
  • 05 Apr 1979 Baltimore Orioles' manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper.
  • 07 Apr 1979 Houston Astros' Ken Forsch pitches no-hitter against Atlanta Braves, 6-0.
  • 08 Apr 1979 Carmelina opens at St. James Theater NYC for 17 performances
  • 09 Apr 1979 51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win. Walter Lantz is given an honorary Oscar for his animated motion pictures.
  • 10 Apr 1979 J R Richard throws major league record six wild pitches in Astrodome.
  • 11 Apr 1979 Tanzanian troops take Kampala, the capital of Uganda Idi Amin flees.
  • 12 Apr 1979 Soyuz 33 returns to Earth.
  • 13 Apr 1979 Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours.
  • 14 Apr 1979 Susan Horvath, of Pennsylvania, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year.
  • 15 Apr 1979 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280.
  • 16 Apr 1979 Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for Buried child
  • 17 Apr 1979 Schoolchildren in the Central African Empire are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms. An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa quotalmost certainlyquot took part in the massacre.
  • 18 Apr 1979 Real People premieres on NBC TV
  • 19 Apr 1979 FCC raids and shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn NY)
  • 20 Apr 1979 President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, USA.
  • 21 Apr 1979 Carmelina closes at St. James Theater NYC after 17 performances
  • 22 Apr 1979 Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada
  • 24 Apr 1979 Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election.
  • 25 Apr 1979 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect.
  • 27 Apr 1979 George Harrison releases Love Comes to Everyone
  • 29 Apr 1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic.
  • 30 Apr 1979 Mary Therese Friel of New York crowned 28th Miss USA.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in April 1979?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Tragedy
  2. - I Will Survive
  3. - What A Fool Believes
  4. - Knock On Wood
  5. - Heart Of Glass

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Bright Eyes
  2. - Some Girls
  3. - Cool For Cats
  4. - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
  5. - I Will Survive

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Manhattan

Manhattan

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Woody Allen

Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy

Country: United States of America

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Volker Schlöndorff

Starring: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach

Country: United States of America

A Little Romance

A Little Romance

Release year: 1979

Directed by: George Roy Hill

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill

Saint Jack

Saint Jack

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich

Starring: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland

Mad Max

Mad Max

Release year: 1979

Directed by: George Miller

Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in April 1979?
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Linda Goodman'S Love Signs by Linda Goodman

Linda Goodman'S Love Signs

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Linda Goodman's Love Signs - A New Approach to the Human Heart (Paperback)

Illusions by Richard Bach

Illusions

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A man places his faith in his biplane's propeller in cloudy airspace between the Illinois cornfields and blue infinity. Richard Bach, a disillusioned writer who is also an itinerant barnstormer, believes that belief is as real and as true as …

The Sixth Commandment by Lawrence Sanders

The Sixth Commandment

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Lawrence Sanders, best-selling author, breaks new ground with his story about a doctor who plays God --with horrifying results. Samuel Todd, a field investigator at the Bingham Foundation has been assigned to approve a grant.

Hanta Yo by Ruth Beebe Hill

Hanta Yo

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American Caesar by William Manchester

American Caesar

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Incredible, astonishing... A man with a paradox. Douglas MacArthur is one of five men to ever attain the rank General of the United States Army.