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May 15, 1979Born on Wednesday May 16, 1979
- Johannes Paulus Swagemakers, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2003)
- Julie Marianne van Dassen, Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
Died on Wednesday May 16, 1979
- Antonius Johannes Ludovicus van Tomputte (62), Laren
- Bastiaan Sloof (68)
- Anna Maria Op den Camp (88), Maastricht
- Andries Haarsma (61), Rotterdam
- Adriaen Pauwels Hendrick Smolders- (77), Tilburg, Nederland
- Alberta Elisabeth Kwinkelenberg (58), Den Helder
- Anna Gertruda Berken van den (62), Roermond
- Bastiaan Sloof (68), Z-Afrika
- August Bruil (60)
- Bastiaan Slijkoord (64), Gorinchem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1979 at Delpher
Born on May 16
- 1975 » Simon Whitfield, Canadian triathlete
- 1975 » Tony Kakko, Finnish musician, composer, and vocalist
- 1976 » Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
- 1977 » Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter
- 1977 » Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
- 1978 » Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer
- 1978 » Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer
- 1980 » Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player
- 1981 » Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer
- 1982 » Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
Died on May 16
- 1973 » Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)
- 1977 » Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
- 1979 » A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
- 1981 » Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
- 1981 » Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)
- 1984 » Andy Kaufman, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
- 1984 » Irwin Shaw, American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)
- 1985 » Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1989 » Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)
- 1990 » Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Johannes
- Jan
- Peter
- Cornelis
- Willem
- David
- Pieter
- Michael
- Jeroen
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Martijn
- Paul
- Mark
- Richard
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Ann
- Elizabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Marieke
- Anne
- Kim
- Lynn
- Wendy
- Catharina
- Linda
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1979
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- February 18 » Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag.
- May 4 » Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- May 9 » Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.
- July 16 » Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
- October 21 » Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
- December 3 » Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
The weather on Wednesday May 16, 1979
The temperature on May 16, 1979 was between 13.3 °C and 27.2 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI