August 1979 calendar

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

But much more happened on August 1979: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1979?

Events

01 Aug 1979 Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo forms government in Portugal
02 Aug 1979 Gilda Radner Live From New York opens on Broadway
03 Aug 1979 Fastest jai-alai shot (188 mph), Jose Arieto at Newport Jai Alai, Rhode Island.
04 Aug 1979 Italian government of Cossiga begins
05 Aug 1979 But Never Jam Today closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 7 performances
06 Aug 1979 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan
07 Aug 1979 Several tornadoes struck the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
08 Aug 1979 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents
09 Aug 1979 English seaside resort Brighton gets 1st British nude beach
10 Aug 1979 Ecuador adopts its constitution
11 Aug 1979 Phillies Tug McGraw gives up record 4th grand slam of year
12 Aug 1979 Whoopee! closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 204 performances
13 Aug 1979 Lou Brock, is 14th to get 3,000 hits
14 Aug 1979 Rainbow seen in Northern Wales for a three hour duration.
15 Aug 1979 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador.
17 Aug 1979 2 Russian passenger planes collide above Ukraine, 173 killed
18 Aug 1979 Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds
19 Aug 1979 My Sharonna by the Knack hits #1 (stays for 42 days)
20 Aug 1979 India Premier Charan Singh resigns
21 Aug 1979 Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0
22 Aug 1979 200 black leaders, meet in NY, to support Andrew Young
23 Aug 1979 Iran army opens offensive against Kurds
24 Aug 1979 Cars play concert in New York Central Park
25 Aug 1979 Madwoman of Central Park West closes at 22 Steps NYC after 86 performances
26 Aug 1979 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
27 Aug 1979 18 British militia die in ambush / bomb attack in Northern Ireland
28 Aug 1979 IRA bomb explodes on Brussels Great Market
29 Aug 1979 Sheridan Broadcasting Corp purchases Mutual Black Network
30 Aug 1979 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
31 Aug 1979 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at US Open
05 Aug 1979 In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.