Historical Events
- Red Army beats NY Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
Famous Birthdays
- Ariel Schrag, American cartoonist, born in Berkeley, California
- Diego Luna, Mexican actor, born in Toluca, Mexico
- Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed-martial arts fighter, born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Branimir Sakač, Croatian composer (Matrix Symphony), dies at 61
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
