Historical figures in 1979
The atlas holds 70 people and 122 moments here, in 1979. The most recorded lives are Jimmy Carter, Ahmed Sékou Touré and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Among them Writers, Performers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1979
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Ada Yonath
in 1979
1 moment here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Agostinho Neto
in 1979
1 moment here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Ahmed Sékou Touré
in 1979
7 moments here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Alice Munro
in 1979
1 moment here
Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…
Allan MacLeod Cormack
in 1979
1 moment here
South African-born American physicist and academic whose mathematical work helped establish computed tomography.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1979
3 moments here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Aretha Franklin
in 1979
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Bob Marley
in 1979
2 moments here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1979
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Carrie Fisher
in 1979
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Daniel arap Moi
in 1979
2 moments here
Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1979
4 moments here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1979
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Diego Maradona
in 1979
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Dolly Parton
in 1979
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Elizabeth II
in 1979
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Fidel Castro
in 1979
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Freddie Mercury
in 1979
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1979
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Grace Kelly
in 1979
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Heath Ledger
in 1979
1 moment here
Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…
Idi Amin
in 1979
3 moments here
Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Idriss Déby
in 1979
1 moment here
Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
Moments
- 1979 Arab League summit Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1979 Group leader in Berlin Ada Yonath
- 1979 Literary-prize visit to Australia Alice Munro
- 1979 Official visit to Washington Deng Xiaoping
- 1979 Visit to Boeing headquarters Deng Xiaoping
- 1979 Visit to Coca-Cola headquarters Deng Xiaoping
- 1979 Visit to Johnson Space Center Deng Xiaoping
- 1979 Host at Ford's Theatre Dolly Parton
- 1979 Lived in Munich Freddie Mercury
- 1979 Visit to Spain Gabriel García Márquez
- 1979 Initial exile in Libya Idi Amin
- 1979 Rally attempt at Jinja Idi Amin
- 1979 Boat-people appeal at the Élysée Palace Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1979 White House isolation during hostage crisis Jimmy Carter
- 1979 Mkwawa High School advanced-level studies John Magufuli
- 1979 PEN Club visit to New York Jorge Luis Borges
- 1979 Trip to Japan with María Kodama Jorge Luis Borges
- 1979 Donington Park event Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1979 The Corn Is Green filmed in Wales Katharine Hepburn
- 1979 State visit to the Netherlands Khaleda Zia
- 1979 Family move to San Diego Kobe Bryant
- 1979 Preschool in La Jolla Kobe Bryant
- 1979 Military Region 9 meeting at Chi Lăng Lê Đức Thọ
- 1979 Schooling and accounting study Luísa Diogo
- 1979 Hyères Film Festival Marguerite Duras
- 1979 Arrest during La Plata concert Mercedes Sosa
- 1979 Exile residence in Paris Mercedes Sosa
- 1979 Arrival in Aswan exile Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Departure from Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Residence in Cuernavaca Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Residence in Marrakesh Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Residence on Paradise Island Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Flight to Beijing after Khmer Rouge collapse Norodom Sihanouk
- 1979 Forced move to Sisophon Norodom Sihanouk
- 1979 UN Security Council appearance in New York Norodom Sihanouk
- 1979 Gone with the Wind anniversary tribute Olivia de Havilland
- 1979 Joins Afghan anti-Soviet effort Osama bin Laden
- 1979 Residence in Peshawar Osama bin Laden
- 1979 Flight from Phnom Penh to Pursat Pol Pot
- 1979 Move to Pailin on the Thai border Pol Pot
- 1979 Relocation to Ta Sanh Pol Pot
- 1979 Retreat to Battambang Pol Pot
- 1979 Visit to Auschwitz Pope John Paul II
- 1979 First band performance Prince
- 1979 Return visit to Beijing Richard Nixon
- 1979 White House state dinner for Deng Xiaoping Richard Nixon
- 1979 Observation of gastric bacteria Robin Warren
- 1979 Copacabana live comedy recording Robin Williams
- 1979 Ballard Mathews Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1979 Korner Lecture Sydney Brenner