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
Pol Pot
in 1979
5 moments here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Pope John Paul II
in 1979
3 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Prince
in 1979
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Richard Nixon
in 1979
2 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robert Mugabe
in 1979
2 moments here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Robin Warren
in 1979
1 moment here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Robin Williams
in 1979
1 moment here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1979
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Ruhollah Khomeini
in 1979
3 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1979
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1979
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Sydney Brenner
in 1979
2 moments here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Teresa Teng
in 1979
2 moments here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Tina Turner
in 1979
1 moment here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Tsung-Dao Lee
in 1979
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
in 1979
1 moment here
Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…
Violeta Chamorro
in 1979
1 moment here
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…
V. S. Naipaul
in 1979
3 moments here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1979
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1979
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Yasser Arafat
in 1979
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1979
2 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1979 Islamic journey in Iran V. S. Naipaul
- 1979 Death in Moscow Agostinho Neto
- 1979 Haifa peace talks Anwar Sadat
- 1979 Paris photograph Carlos Fuentes
- 1979 World Youth Championship final Diego Maradona
- 1979 Exile begins in Abidjan Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1979 Meeting with Gaddafi in Tripoli Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1979 Non-Aligned Conference attendance Jerry Rawlings
- 1979 Lancaster House negotiations Robert Mugabe
- 1979 Non-Aligned summit address Saddam Hussein
- 1979 Official visit to Romania Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1979 United Nations General Assembly speech Fidel Castro
- 1979 Dublin Theatre Festival arrival Grace Kelly
- 1979 Medical admission in New York Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Assassination in Gungjeong-dong Park Chung Hee
- 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
- 1979 Launches presidential campaign in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1979 Nobel Prize ceremony Allan MacLeod Cormack
- 1979 Concert for the People of Kampuchea Freddie Mercury
- 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Mother Teresa
- 1979 Signing the Lancaster House Agreement Robert Mugabe
- 1979 Arrives at the Centre Pompidou Salvador Dalí