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Events
Yearly dedications
- 1979 are "International year the child "( to
- 1. January: Those and those diplomatic relations takes up
- 1. January: Hans Huerlimann becomes new Federal President that
- 1. January: Austria and waive the visa obligation in the passenger traffic
- 1. January: Those the diplomatic relations breaks too Taiwan off: Acknowledgment that by those
- 1. January: Entrance of the Canton Law into those Swiss Confederation
- 7. January: Those army takes those kambodschanische Capital Phnom Penh and thereby the rule that terminates Red Khmer
- 9. January: Dominica becomes member in that
- : The Schah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi leaves that Iran
- : For the first time becomes in Germany Smog alarm released. In several Ruhr district cities that lies
- : Iran. Fall of the government
- 17. February: China seizes on
- : Those Cassis de Dijon decision by the European Court of Justice one announces
- : Birth Ismail Koyun II
- 2. March: . The government explains the state of emergency
- 5. March: The American space probe Voyager 1 flies to past and many photos of Jupiter and its moons supply
- : That European monetary system (EMS) enters into force
- : Signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty (Camp David I)
- 28. March: First heavy accident one Atomic power plant up Three Mile Island Harrisburg,
- : Departure of the last British troops of
- 1. April: Ayatollah Khomeini the Islamic republic calls Iran out
- 4. April: Maritime traffic contract between and
- : closes Economic agreement with Egypt
- 1. May: dismisses into the autonomy
- : Karl Carstens (CDU) becomes selected
- : The treaty of accession also to the European community (EEC) one signs
- In June first general Elections the 410 members to European parliament
- : Signing that SALT II Contracts through Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev in Vienna
- : and Tuvalu takes up diplomatic relations
- 3. July: Double taxation agreement between and The Ivory Coast
- 3. July: Franz Josef bunch becomes candidate for the chancellorship of the CDU/CSU for the election to the Bundestag 1980. It succeeds in a parliamentary group tuning against Ernst Albrecht with 135 to 102 voices
- 3. July: That German Bundestag decides, Murder and Genocide those Verjaehrung to waive finally
- 9. July: The American space probe Voyager 2 many photos of Jupiter and its moons fly past the Jupiter and supply
- : The space station glows in the atmosphere
- : Kiribati becomes independent of Great Britain
- : The Iraqi president Ahmad Hasan aluminium-Bakr withdraws and its successor becomes
- : Nicaraguan revolution
- 3. August: Equatorial Guinea Militaerputsch, condemnation and execution of the fallen president
- 13. August: Those Cap Anamur reached that SouthChinese sea and first take Refugees up. It is the beginning of a 7-jaehrigen rescue action, with which over 11000 refugees from drowning and hunger death are saved
- : Those Iranian Army catches with bombardment more Kurdish Cities on. To becomes Sakez, to 1. September Bokan, to 2. September Piranschar, to 3. September Mahabad and to 6. September Sardascht attacked
- 1. September: The space probe Pioneer 11 approaches past
- : Double taxation agreement between and Sri Lanka
- 14. September: . Amine president falls Taraki
- 16. September: That head of state Only Muhammad Taraki withdraws
- : St. Lucia becomes member with that
- 29. September: Unsettled one Nuclear explosion south Africa
- : The Spanish regions Katalonien and that reduced autonomously
- : The last from wood built transmitting tower of the GDR in Golm because of state of decay one blows up
- 4. November: Taking of hostages in that message in Teheran. Is demanded the distribution former Schahs to that Iran
- 22. November: Agreement over technical co-operation between and Rwanda
- 12. December: NATO double resolution to Nachruestung of Nuclear weapons
- 18. December: The United Nations discharge that Convention for the removal of each form of discrimination of the woman
- 24. December: Soviet invasion in . President amine is murdered and Babrak Karmal new president
- Lukasi chair that University of Cambridge becomes with the physicist occupies
- Official investigation that of milk teeth that Lead children
Culture
- 8. March: Premiere of the chamber opera "Jakob spring"of Wolfgang Rihm at the state opera in
- : Culture agreement between and Costa Rica. In strength since that
- : Culture agreement between and . In strength since that 5. February
- 2. October: Premiere of the opera "The rebellion"of Helmut Eder in Linz
- : Culture agreement between and . In strength since that 1980
- 19. November: Kind of hitting a corner of funny man Aubergine receives - as the first restaurant of Germany - three stars in Guide Michelin.
- : Premiere of the comedy "Leonce and Lena"of Paul Dessau in East Berlin
- First edition of the magazine "Kind: The art magazine"appears
- Beginning of the structure of the Frankish open land museum bath wind home
- Opening of the William chopping museum Ludwigshafen
Disasters
- : , , . With under construction Rhine Main Danube channel broke the dam of a section already flooded. The Nuernberger quarter Katzwang became flooded, it developed for damage to property at a value of 12 million €, a twelfe-year-old girl died
- : Chicago, Illinois, . An airliner of the type McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that American airlines lost during the start of O'Hare internationally air haven an engine and fell 30 seconds later. All 271 humans on board as well as two at the soil died
- : Proximity Sumburgh (Shetlandinseln), Great Britain. One Hawker Siddeley HS 748 the British Dan air services shot beyond the runway and fell into the sea. 17 humans died, 30 were saved
- 7. October: , . One Douglas DC-8 that Swissair shot with strong rain and Aquaplaning beyond the runway. 14 humans died
- : Mexico city, . One McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that Western air LINES collided on a closed runway with a truck, fire cracked in airport building and caught. 72 humans died, 17 were saved
- : Jidda, . One Boeing 707 that Pakistan internationally airlines, fully occupies with Pilgern out : Mount Erebus, Antarctic. A of New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-10 hits against the Mount Erebus. All 257 humans died
- Earthquake in Montenegro, : Larry of cross-beam won its boxkampf and world champion title in the heavyweight approximately Earnie Shavers in Caesars Palace, Vegas read, Nevada, : David Zabriskie, US-American professional cyclist
- : Miros?aw Spi?ak, Polish football player
- : Michael Neumayer, German ski Springer
- : Aaliyah, US-American Rhythm and Blues singer (? 2001)
- : Ricardo Cabanas, Swiss football professional
- : Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese football player
- : Young wants, British singer
- : Sebastian Schindzielorz, German football player
- : Andrea Brunner, ehem. Chairman of the OEH at the University of Vienna
- : Benjamín Noval, Spanish wheel sportsman
- : Tatyana Ali, US amerikanischene actress and singer
- : Pink mouth Pike, young actress (bond Girl)
- 28. January: Ali Boulala, professional Skateboarder
- : Sarah Kuttner, German television host
- : Raphael shepherd, German professional football player with the 1. FC Nuernberg
- : Felix Sturm, a German Profiboxer
- 1. February: Juan (football player), Brazilian football player
- 1. February: Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Finnish Skilanglaeuferin
- 2. February: Sandy Casar, French wheel running sportsman
- 2. February: Fani Halkia, Greek light athlete and Olympiasiegerin
- 3. February: Marie Zielcke, German actress
- 5. February: Mirko Hrgovic, Bosnian football player
- 6. February: Wolodymyr Bileka, Ukrainian wheel running driver
- 7. February: Daniel Bierofka, German football player
- 7. February: Florian Eckert, German ski running runner
- 9. February: Zhang Ziyi, Chinese film actress
- 9. February: David Gray (Snookerspieler), English Snookerspieler
- 9. February: Irina Sluzkaja, Russian Eiskunstlaeuferin
- 9. February: Mena Suvari, US-American actress
- : Brandy Norwood, US-American singer and actress
- : Rafael Márquez, Mexican football player
- : Michael Jurack, German Judoka
- : Valentino Rossi, Italian motorradrennfahrer and repeated world champion
- 17. February: Alexander Naumann, German chess player
- 17. February: Cara Black, professional Tennisspielerin from Zimbabwe
- : Steven Cherundolo, US-American football player
- : Jennifer Love Hewitt, US-American actress and singer
- : Carly Colon, WWE Wrestler
- : Board Emerton, Australian football player
- : Stefan Wessels, German football player
- : Primo? Peterka, Slovenian ski Springer
- 2. March: Damien Duff, Irish soccer player
- 3. March: Anton waistcoat, novel and play author
- 5. March: Gonghong seaweed, Gewichtheberin
- 5. March: Youssef Mokhtari, Moroccan football player
- 8. March: Quincy Detenamo, Nauruan gewichtheber
- : Alexander Khuon, actors
- : Tim Wieskoetter, German Kanurennsportler
- : Jens Filbrich, German ski long runner
- 14. March: Nicolas Anelka, football players
- : Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian football player (centre zone)
- : Millon Wolde, aethiopischer athlete and long-distance runner
- : Ivan Ljubi?i?, Croatian tennis player
- 22. March: Silvano Beltrametti, Swiss ski running driver
- : Muriel Hurtis, French light athlete and Olympionikin
- : Nacho Novo, Spanish football player
- 30. March: Thierry Gueorgiou, French orientation runner
- 30. March: Norah Jones, US-American singer
- : Johan Santana, baseball players
- : Jonna Mendes, US-American Skirennlaeuferin
- 1. April: Alex Antor, andorranischer ski running runner
- 1. April: Ivano Bali?, Croatian hand ball player
- 4. April: Heath Ledger, Australian actor
- 5. April: Julio César there Pink one, Brazilian football player
- 5. April: Timo Hildebrand, German football player
- 6. April: Britta Kamrau, German swimmer
- 8. April: Alexi Laiho, Finnish musician
- 9. April: Ben Silverstone, British actor
- 9. April: Katsumi, French Pornodarstellerin
- 9. April: Mario matte, Austrian Skirennlaeuferin
- : Sophie Ellis Bextor, British singer
- : Michel giant, Swiss ice hockey player
- : Claire Danes, US-amerikanische Schauspielerin
- 13. April: Meghann Shaughnessy, US-amerikanische Tennisspielerin
- 16. April: Lars Börgeling, deutscher Stabhochspringer
- 16. April: Christijan Albers, niederländischer Automobilrennfahrer
- 16. April: Rudi-Marek Dutschke, Sohn des Rudi Dutschke; deutscher Politiker
- 19. April: Antoaneta Stefanowa, bulgarische Schachspielerin
- 19. April: Kate Hudson, US-amerikanische Schauspielerin
- 20. April: Jussi Hautamäki, finnischer Skispringer und Musiker
- 21. April: Nino Garris, Basketballspieler
- 23. April: Samppa Lajunen, deutscher Nordischer Kombinierer
- 23. April: Nicolas Portal, Radrennfahrer
- 26. April: Ferydoon Zandi, Fußballspieler
- 28. April: Darmen Sadwakasow, kasachischer Schachmeister
- 28. April: Jorge Garcia, US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
- 29. April: Zsolt Lőw, ungarischer Fußballnationalspieler
- 1. Mai: Lars Berger, norwegischer Biathlet
- 3. Mai: Simone Denkinger, deutsche Biathletin
- 5. Mai: Shane Filan, irischer Popsänger
- 5. Mai: Cedric van der Gun, niederländischer Fußballspieler
- 6. Mai: Gerd Kanter, estnischer Leichtathlet
- 9. Mai: Andrew W. K., Rockmusiker
- 9. Mai: Rubens Bertogliati, Schweizer Radrennfahrer
- 10. Mai: Wiradech Kothny, thailändisch-deutscher Fechter
- 12. Mai: Joaquim Rodríguez, spanischer Radrennfahrer
- 13. Mai: Lauren Phoenix, anglokanadisches Starlet
- 14. Mai: Oliver Jonas, deutscher Eishockeytorwart
- 15. Mai: Renato, brasilianischer Fußballspieler
- 16. Mai: Matthias Kessler, deutscher Radrennfahrer
- 19. Mai: Andrea Pirlo, italienischer Fußballspieler
- 20. Mai: Jana Pallaske, deutsche Schauspielerin
- 21. Mai: Marion Reiff, eine österreichische Wasserspringerin
- 21. Mai: Mauricio Ardila, Colombian wheel sportsman
- 24. May: Tracy McGrady, US-American basketball player
- : Elli Erl, German singer
- 29. May: Arne Friedrich, German football player and national player
- 30. May: Fabian Ernst, German football player
- 31. May: Tanja Mairhofer, Austrian television host and actress
- 3. June: Florian hardlive, German Politologe
- 4. June: Naohiro Takahara, Japanese football fussball-Stuermer
- 5. June: Cristiano de Lima, Brazilian professional football player (? 2004)
- 5. June: Antonio di Salvo, Italian football player
- 7. June: Kevin yard country, Netherlands football player
- 10. June: Hate Pavia Lind, Danish elbow contactors
- : Paradorn Srichaphan, Thai tennis player
- : Demond Greene, German basketball player
- : Christian Rahn, German football player
- : Julia Nesterenko, Byelorussian light athlete and Olympiasiegerin
- : Andrew Sinkala, Zambian football player
- : Chris Pratt, US-American actor
- 22. June: Thomas Voeckler, French wheel sportsman
- : Daniel Jensen, Danish football player
- : Martina CCIT brook, German actress
- : January Gustafsson, German chess player
- : Ehud Vaks, Israeli Judoka
- : Fabrizio Miccoli, Italian football player
- : Christian Werner, wheel running drivers
- : Silvio Schroeter, German football player
- 30. June: Sylvain Chavanel, French professional wheel running driver
- 1. July: Sylvain Calzati, French wheel sportsman
- 2. July: Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
- 3. July: Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
- 5. July: Amélie Mauresmo, French Tennisspielerin
- 7. July: Loudy Tourky, Australian Wasserspringerin and olympia medal winner
- : Tobias Unger, German athlete
- 14. July: Axel pond man, German ski long runner
- : Travis Fimmel, Australian photo model and filmschauspieler
- : Boubacar Diarra, Malian football player
- : Alexander free, Swiss soccer player
- : Robin Szolkowy, German ice art runner
- : Inches Rocche, Brazilian model
- : Zvonimir Vuki?, Serbian montenegrinischer football player
- 20 July: Miklós Fehér, Hungarian football national player (? 2004)
- : Stefanie Hertel, German singer
- : Ariane hung, Physiotherapeutin and German Fussballspielerin
- : Paul Freier, German football player
- : Ronny Ziesmer, German Turner
- : Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic Popsaengerin
- : Carlo Marchena, Spanish football player
- 1. August: Sascha baker, German football player
- 1. August: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa, US-American actor
- 2. August: Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan central and long-distance runner
- 3. August: Vivian Lindt, German hit singer
- 3. August: Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress
- 4. August: Natasha Lyonne, US-American actress
- 5. August: David Healy, northIrish football player
- 9. August: Gates Ruud Hofstad, Norwegian ski long runner
- 9. August: Helge Payer, Austrian football player
- : Nemanja Vu?i?evi?, Serbian football player
- 12. August: Austra Skujyt?, litauische Leichathletin
- : Oumar Kondé, Swiss football player
- : Jennifer Finnigan, Canadian actress
- : Mia Audina, Netherlands Badmintonspielerin
- : Philipp of measurement fields, Federal leaders of the boys union
- : Ned?ad Botonji?, Slovenian football player (? 2005)
- 28. August: Robert Hoyzer, former German football arbitrator
- 28. August: Markus Proell, professional soccer players
- 28. August: Joerg Abderhalden, oscillator king of Switzerland in the years 1998 and 2004
- : Kristjan Rahnu, estnischer athlete
- 4. September: Kerstin Garefrekes, Stadtinspektorin and German Fussballspielerin
- 5. September: John Carew, Norwegian football player
- 6. September: Christian Pampel, German Volleyball national player
- 7. September: Corinne Imlig, former Swiss Skirennlaeuferin
- 8. September: Péter Lékó, Hungarian chess player
- 8. September: Pink (singer), US-American singer
- : Linda Tjørhom, Norwegian Biathletin
- : Warteres Warteressowitsch Samurgaschew, Russian ringer
- : Marcel Gebhardt, German football player
- : Sebastian long, German wheel running driver
- : Lorenzo Bernucci, Italian wheel running driver
- : Yvonne Cernota, German Bobfahrerin (? 2004)
- : Alena Sidko, Russian Skilanglaeuferin
- : Martina Glagow, German Biathletin
- : Katja Kassin, German erotism and Pornodarstellerin
- : Michael Mutzel, German football player
- : Bam Margera, Skateboarder and actors in several shows
- 3. October: Antonio DOS Santos, Brazilian football player
- 4. October: Dirk inclined one, German Trompeter (folk music)
- 4. October: Rachael Leigh Cook, US-American actress and photo model
- 8. October: Kristanna Loken, US-American actress and Model
- : Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player
- : Philipp Schoch, Swiss Snowboarder
- : Paul Robinson, English football player
- : M?ris Verpakovskis, lettischer football player
- : Kimi Raeikkoenen, Formel-1-Rennfahrer
- : Florian Toncar, German politician and MdB
- : Katharina shaker, German actress
- : Vanessa Petruo, German Popsaengerin
- : Renee Pornero, Austrian erotism and Pornodarstellerin
- : Heydi Nunez Gomez, in Germany living Dominican Model
- : Joana room, singer
- 28. October: Isabella Ochichi, Kenyan light athlete and Olympionikin
- : Simão, Portuguese football player
- 2. November: Silvio Smalun, German ice art runner
- 3. November: Pablo César Aimar, Argentine professional football player
- 5. November: Patrick Owomoyela, German football player
- : Ron Artest, US-American professional basketball player
- : Mavie Hoerbiger, German actress
- : Osleidys Menéndez, Cuban light athlete
- : Board Lancaster, Australian wheel running driver
- : Mikel Astarloza, Spanish wheel sportsman
- : Peer Kriesel, German painter
- : Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian football player
- : Ivica Kosteli?, Croatian ski running runner
- : Nihat Kahveci, Turkish football player
- : EH Konrad, Austrian politician
- : Aleksandar Vasoski, Macedonian football player
- : Hilary cock, US-American Violinistin
- : Tobias Kromer, Australian football player
- : Fabian gerber, German football player
- 2. December: Yvonne Catterfeld, German Popsaengerin and actress
- 2. December: Angelina green, German Volleyball Nationalspielerin
- 3. December: Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
- 4. December: Philipp Lukas, oesterr. Mittelstuermer (ice hockey)
- 5. December: Robert Schulz, German politics policy
- 5. December: Nod steel, US-American actor
- 5. December: Rustam Kasimjanov, Uzbek chess large masters
- 6. December: Tim Cahill, Australian soccer player
- 6. December: Simone Hanselmann, German actress
- 6. December: Michael Gruber, Austrian Nordi Kombinierer
- : Jurica Puljiz, Croatian football player
- : Tobias Willi, German football player
- : Michael Owen, English football player
- : Nikolai Bury, German filmschauspieler
- : Michael Rogers, Australian wheel running driver
- : Ina Paule clinch, German actress
- 24. December: Erkan Maria Moosleitner, German Komiker and filmschauspieler
- : Bettina intoxication, Austrian politician
- : B-Tight, German RWSBY
Died
- 3. January: Conrad Nicholson Hilton, founders of the Hilton hotel corporation (* : Donny Hathaway, US-American Soul musician (* 1945)
- : Charles W. Morris, US-American Semiotiker (* 1903)
- : August Heissmeyer, prominent member of the SS and general of the weapon S (* 1897)
- : Maurice Challe, French general (* 1905)
- : Egon Hoehmann, German politician (* : Margarete Groewel, German politician (* 1899)
- : Hans Hilmar Staudte, German chess master and problem composer (* 1911)
- : Hermann Goesmann, president of the German football federation (* 1904)
- : Hermann Hilber, German physician and medicine professor (* 1910)
- : Werner Kallmorgen, architect (* 1902)
- : Nelson A. Rockefeller, US-American politician, vice-president of the USA (* 1908)
- : René Deltgen, of Luxembourg actor (* 1909)
- 1. February: Luise Albertz, German politician (* 1901)
- 2. February: Sid Vicious, British Punkrock musician (* 1957)
- 3. February: Fritz mountain, entrepreneur, 1. BDI of chairmen after 1945 (* 1901)
- 7. February: Josef Mengele, physician in the KZ Auschwitz, notoriously for its people attempts (* 1911)
- 9. February: Dennis Gábor, Hungarian physicist (* 1900)
- 10. February: Henry B. Ollendorff, US-American lawyer and social worker (* 1907)
- 10. February: EDP pool of broadcasting corporations Kardelj, Yugoslav politician (* 1910)
- : Franz Jacobi, hut civil servants in the Dortmunder steel industry (* : Henrich Focke, German airplane and helicopter technical designer (* : By Hækkerup, Danish social-democratic politician (* 1915)
- : Jean Monnet, French statesman and politician (* : Anton Heiller, Austrian composer, organist and music paedagogue (* : Gustav Adolf cross-eyed, LV student leader, supervisor of the Deportation of the Karlsruher Jews (* 1907)
- 30. March: Hans Lie, German athlete (* 1891)
- 30. March: José María Velasco Ibarra, president of Ecuador (* : Nino Rota, Italian composer (* 1911)
- : Cathedral Paul Benoît, Luxemburger composer (* : Guenther Henle, German politician
- : Alfred Loritz, German politician (* 1902)
- : Ludwig polsterer, newspaper publishers (* : William Bittrich, German general and SS Obergruppenfuehrer (* : Robert van't hope, Netherlands architect (* : Willibald Schmaus, German and Austrian football player (* 1912)
- 30. April: Hugo crowd mountain, German politician (* : Louis Paul Boon, flaemischer writer (* 1912)
- : Barbara hat clay/tone, granddaughter and heiress of franc Winfield Woolworth (* 1912)
- : Felix von Eckardt, German politician (* 1903)
- : Lester Flatt, US-American Country musician (* 1914)
- : Robert Florey, French-US-American Regiesseur, author and actor (* 1900)
- : Kurt Jooss, German dancer, Choreograf and dance paedagogue (* 1901)
- 29. May: : John Wayne, US-American actor (* 1907)
- 12. June: Ferenc Nagy, Hungarian Prime Minister (* 1903)
- 12. June: Hans Richarts, German politician
- : Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer (* 1946)
- : Ernst Meister, German writer (* 1911)
- 16. June: Liselotte Welskopf Henrich, German authoress and Althistorikerin (* 1901)
- 16. June: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, former head of state of Ghana (* : Philippe Halsman, photographer and famous for its Portraits (* 1906)
- : Fred Akuffo, former head of state of Ghana (* : Franz Josef Roeder, Prime Minister of the Saarland (* 1909)
- : Paul Dessau, German composer and conductor (* : Lowell George, US-amerikanischer Musiker (* 1945)
- 1. Juli: Wsewolod Michailowitsch Bobrow, sowjetischer Fußball- und Eishockeyspieler (* 1922)
- 1. Juli: Eduard Bargheer, Maler (* 1901)
- 6. Juli: Antonio María Barbieri, Erzbischof von Montevideo und Kardinal (* 1892)
- 6. Juli: Van McCoy, US-amerikanischer Musiker und Produzent (* 1940)
- 8. Juli: Robert B. Woodward, Chemiker (* 1917)
- 8. Juli: Shinichiro Tomonaga, japanischer Physiker (* 1906)
- 8. Juli: Elizabeth Ryan, US-amerikanische Tennisspielerin (* 1892)
- 10. Juli: Arthur Fiedler, US-amerikanischer Dirigent und Violinist (* 1894)
- 11. Juli: Walter Arnold, deutscher Bildhauer (* 1909)
- 11. Juli: Hermann Zondek, Arzt (* 1887)
- 12. Juli: Georgi Michailowitsch Berijew, sowjetischer Flugzeugkonstrukteur (* 1903)
- 15. Juli: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, mexikanischer Politiker und Präsident von Mexiko (* 1911)
- 16. Juli: James Francis McIntyre, Erzbischof von Los Angeles und Kardinal (* 1886)
- 16. Juli: Georg Paucker, Kurzschrifttheoretiker und -praktiker (* 1910)
- 16. Juli: Alfred Deller, englischer Sänger (* 1912)
- 16. Juli: Bob Douglas, US-amerikanischer Sportmanager, Gründer der New York Renaissance (* 1882)
- 17. Juli: Edward Akufo-Addo, ehemaliger Präsident von Ghana (* 1906)
- 21. Juli: Ludwig Renn, deutscher Schriftsteller (* 1889)
- 22. Juli: Sándor Kocsis, ungarischer Fußballspieler (* 1929)
- 28. Juli: Frederick Stafford, Schauspieler (* 1928)
- 1. August: Ethelbert Stauffer, protestantischer Theologe (* 1902)
- 2. August: Hermann Schmitt-Vockenhausen, deutscher Politiker und MdB (* 1923)
- 3. August: Bertil Ohlin, schwedischer Ökonnom (* 1899)
- 3. August: Alfredo Ottaviani, römisch-katholischer Kardinal (* 1890)
- 6. August: Feodor Lynen, deutscher Biochemiker und Nobelpreisträger (* 1911)
- 8. August: Emil Belzner, deutscher Journalist und Schriftsteller (* 1901)
- 9. August: Josef Eichner, politicians and Members of the Bundestag of the Bavaria party (* 1899)
- : Walther Gerlach, German physicist (* 1889)
- : José María Pinilla Fábrega, 34. President of Panama (* 1919)
- : Georgi Wassiljewitsch Florowski, orthodox theologian (* : Richard Alewyn, Germanist and literary critics (* 1902)
- 16. August: John Diefenbaker, Canadian politician (prime minister) (* : Karl miner, German politician, MdB (* 1907)
- : Fritz Riemann, German Psychoanalytiker (* 1902)
- : Hanna Reitsch, German Flugpionierin and aviator (* 1912)
- : Stan Kenton, piano players and composer (* 1911)
- : Hans Schimank, German physicist and Wissenschaftsgeschichtler (* : Mika Waltari, Finnish writer (* 1908)
- : Louis Mountbatten, 1. Earl Mountbatten OF Burma, British admiral and statesman (* 1900)
- 4. September: Sefton Delmer, English journalist (* 1904)
- 5. September: Alberto di Jorio, cardinal of the Roman-catholic church (* : Agostinho Neto, first president of Angola, poet and nationalistic leader (* : Josef Mueller, delegates in the Weimar Republic (* : Ricardo Zamora, Spanish football player (* 1901)
- : Ludvík Svoboda, Czechoslovakian general and president (* : Dieter Seeler, German football player (* : Sámal Joensen Mikines, faeroeischer painter (* 1906)
- : Petrol freshness, Brit. Atomic physicist oesterr. Origin (* 1904)
- : Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, musician and actor (* 1915)
- : Jimmy McCulloch, British musician (* : Gus Cannon, US-American Blues musician (* 1883)
- : Jacob L. Devers, US-American general (* : Hans Seigewasser, German politician (* 1905)
- : Richard Friedenthal, German writer (* 1896)
- : Antonio Caggiano, archbishop of Buenos Aires and cardinal (* 1889)
- : Heinz Frommhold, German politician (* 1906)
- : Park Chung hee, South Korean politician (* 1917)
- : Giuseppe Meazza, Italian football player (* 1910)
- : Carl Merz, Austrian Kabarettist and writer (* 1906)
- 6. November: Cecil Purdy, Australian chess player (* 1906)
- : Friedrich gate mountain, Austrian writer and journalist (* 1908)
- : Erwin Kramer, Ministers for traffic of the GDR (* 1902)
- : Immanuel Velikovsky, physician, Psychoanalytiker and author (* : Merle Oberon, British actress (* 1911)
- : Hans's night home, zoologist and genetiker (* : John Cromwell, US-American actor and director (* : Zeppo Marx, US-American Komiker (* 1901)
- : Walter Matthias Diggelmann, Swiss writer (* : Carlo Schmid, German Politologe and politician (* 1896)
- : Alfred Bengsch, catholic bishop and cardinal (* 1921)
- : George Trexler, German church musician, music paedagogue and composer (* 1903)
- : Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, composer and pianist (* : William Kaisen, German politician, of Bremen mayors (* : Wolfgang butcher, psychologist, representative of the second generation of the shape theory (* 1899)
- : Michl long, German folk actor (* 1899)
- : Peggy Guggenheim, daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim and florette Seligman (* : Karl stroke book, German art professor (* 1891)
- : Helmut Hasse, German mathematician (* : Walter Hochmuth, German politician and anti-fascist (* 1904)
- : Richard Rodgers, US-American musical composer (* 1902)
Nobelpreise
- Physics: Sheldon Glashow, Abdus Salam and Steven vineyard
- Chemistry: Herbert C. Brown and George Wittig
- Medicine: Allan M. Cormack and Godfrey N. Hounsfield
- Literature: Odysseas Elytis
- The Nobel peace prize: Nut/mother Teresa
- Economic science: Theodore Schultz and William Arthur Lewis
Music
- Albums
- Fishing rod station of Manfred Mann's Earth volume
- BREAK nearly in America of Supertramp
- Highway ton of bright of AC/DC
- Platinum of Mike Oldfield
- Pyramid and Eve of The Alan Parsons Project
- The barrier of Pink Floyd
See also
1979 (Christian cracks) Novel
Web on the left of
- HTTP://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/1979/ (alive virtual museum on-line one)
