March 1979 calendar

March 1979
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 

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

history

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1979?


Events

  • 01 Mar 1979 Sweeney Todd opens at Uris Theater NYC for 557 performances
  • 04 Mar 1979 Grand Tour closes at Palace Theater NYC after 61 performances
  • 05 Mar 1979 Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by ''off the scale'' gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
  • 07 Mar 1979 Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame.
  • 08 Mar 1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale.
  • 09 Mar 1979 Bowie Kuhn orders Major League Baseball to give equal access to female reporters.
  • 11 Mar 1979 Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game.
  • 13 Mar 1979 European Monetary System is established, ECU created.
  • 14 Mar 1979 In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 200.
  • 15 Mar 1979 Sarfraz takes 9-86 at Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test.
  • 16 Mar 1979 CBS-TV airs Wings Over the World with Paul McCartney
  • 17 Mar 1979 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov USSR
  • 18 Mar 1979 On the 20th Century closes at St. James Theater NYC after 460 performances
  • 19 Mar 1979 House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN
  • 20 Mar 1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center.
  • 21 Mar 1979 Egyptian Parliament unanimously approves peace treaty with Israel.
  • 22 Mar 1979 NHL votes to accept four WHA teams (Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers).
  • 23 Mar 1979 Wings release Goodnight Tonight
  • 24 Mar 1979 Ballroom closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 116 performances
  • 25 Mar 1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
  • 26 Mar 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
  • 27 Mar 1979 US Supreme Court rules 8-1 that police can't randomly stop cars.
  • 28 Mar 1979 Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pa (no deaths)
  • 29 Mar 1979 Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball versus Pakistan at WACA.
  • 30 Mar 1979 Airey Neave, World War II veteran and Conservative Northern Ireland spokesman, is killed by an Irish National Liberation Army bomb in the British House of Commons car park.
  • 31 Mar 1979 The last British soldier leaves the Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day (Jum il-Helsien).

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • Jean Stafford

    American writer and Pulitzer Prize winning short-story writer in 1970, she also wrote novels, the first of which was published in 1944,...

  • Actor (Captain Video), dies at 65.

  • Actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71.

  • Kurdish leader, dies at 75.

  • See more
vinyl songs

Music charts

Which were the top hits in March 1979?
Unlimited, ad-free streaming of over a million songs, 30 day Free Trial


Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
  2. - I Will Survive
  3. - Tragedy
  4. - Fire
  5. - What A Fool Believes

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I Will Survive
  2. - Bright Eyes
  3. - Oliver's Army
  4. - Some Girls
  5. - Tragedy

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Watch popular movies, TV series and live events, start your 30-day free trial

Hair

Hair

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Milos Forman

Starring: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden

Country: United States of America

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

Release year: 1979

Directed by: James Bridges

Starring: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady

Country: United States of America

Szpital przemienienia

Szpital przemienienia

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Edward Zebrowski

Starring: Piotr Dejmek, Jerzy Binczycki, Henryk Bista, Ewa Dalkowska

The Champ

The Champ

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli

Starring: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder, Jack Warden

Country: United States of America

Boulevard Nights

Boulevard Nights

Release year: 1979

Directed by: Michael Pressman

Starring: Richard Yniguez, Danny De La Paz, Marta DuBois, James Victor

Books

Which were the most popular books released in March 1979?
Unlimited books on any devices, try your first month free

Manhattan by Neal Travis

Manhattan

By:

.

The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye

The Far Pavilions

By:

This epic, set in 19th century India, follows an orphan born in India and his journey to England. He later returns to India.

War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk

War and Remembrance

By:

These two classic works capture the current world events and tell the story of one American family caught up in the middle of the war's chaos.

Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee

Faeries

By:

Brian Froud's Faeries, published a quarter century ago, is still a classic fantasy book. It has more than a million copies worldwide.

Fools Die by Mario Puzo

Fools Die

By:

The bestseller of The Godfather is now available in English and New York Times. It's a story about the feverish world that can be found in the life of a high-roller gambler.