December 1979 calendar

December 1979
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 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 December 1979: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1979?

Events

02 Dec 1979 Crowds attack US embassy at Tripoli, Libya.
03 Dec 1979 Iran accepts constitution.
04 Dec 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey number 7, Bingo Smith.
05 Dec 1979 Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns.
06 Dec 1979 The world premiere for ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' is held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
09 Dec 1979 Murle Breer / Dave Eichelberger wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
10 Dec 1979 Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster (Life is Worth Living), dies from a heart attack in New York City, New York at age 84.
11 Dec 1979 Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
12 Dec 1979 Gold hits record US$462.50 an ounce.
13 Dec 1979 Oklahoma! opens at Palace Theater NYC for 301 performances
14 Dec 1979 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
15 Dec 1979 World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages.
16 Dec 1979 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0).
17 Dec 1979 Stanley Barrett in Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 km/h (739.666 MPH, record for wheeled vehicle).
18 Dec 1979 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 mph)
21 Dec 1979 Zimbabwe adopts constitution.
23 Dec 1979 New York Islanders' greatest shutout loss (8-0) versus Chicago Black Hawks.
24 Dec 1979 1st Ariane-rocket launched
25 Dec 1979 USSR airlifts invasionary army to Afghanistan
26 Dec 1979 In Rhodesia, 96 Patriotic Front guerrillas enter the capital Salisbury to monitor a ceasefire that begins December 28.
27 Dec 1979 Knots Landing, premieres on CBS-TV
29 Dec 1979 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum.
30 Dec 1979 Rock group Emerson, Lake, and Palmer break up.
31 Dec 1979 Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts.
03 Dec 1979 Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.