Historical Events
- Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium
- Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin
- KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
- Russian Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect to US in Los Angeles, California
- Ryder Cup Golf, The Greenbrier: US wins, 17-11; new Team Europe replaces Great Britain & Ireland as official opposition to the United States
- The families of Peter Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel arrive in West Germany from Communist East Germany in a hot air balloon
- USSR performs nuclear test
Famous Birthdays
- Bobby Korecky, American MLB baseball player, born in Hillside, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
- Nur Mohammed Taraki, Communist president of Afghanistan (1978-79), murdered by order from his successor, Hafizullah Amin, at 62
About September 16, 1979
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 6 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Sharona - The Knack
#1 Song: Cars - Gary Numan
