Historical Events
- Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
Famous Birthdays
- Rider Strong, American actor, writer and director (Boy Meets World), born in San Francisco, California
Famous Deaths
- Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66
- James J. Gibson, American perceptual psychologist (b. 1904)
What Happened in 1979
Jimmy Carter Attacked by a Rabbit
Jimmy Carter shoos away the infamous rabbit as he goes fishing in his hometown in Georgia
April 20, 1979Down With Disco!
Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
July 12, 1979Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran
November 4, 1979
