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May 22, 1979Born on Wednesday May 23, 1979
- Nicholas Friesenborg, Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
- Jim Kleine, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Fokke Jan Bennen († 1998)
- Sabine Ordelman, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 2002)
- Joost Marcel Klein, Groningen
Died on Wednesday May 23, 1979
- Bernardina Joaquina de Jesus (94), Joinvile, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Adriana Johanna Kok (71), Rotterdam
- Edna Ruby Connell (87), Webster, Harris, TX
- Adrianus Leijser (77), Wijchen
- Antonius Theodorus Schraven (85), Overloon, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- adriana johanna KOK (71), rotterdam
- Anna <aria Barbara van de Laar (73), Boxtel
- Catharina Lock (75), Schipluiden, Nederland
- antoon van grimbergen (55), roermond (ziekenhuis)
- Cornelis Gerrit van den Hoven (77), Waalwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1979 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1974 » Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
- 1974 » Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
- 1976 » Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1977 » Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
- 1978 » Scott Raynor, American drummer
- 1979 » Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 » Rasual Butler, American basketball player († 2018)
- 1980 » Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
- 1980 » Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
- 1983 » Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer
Died on May 23
- 1975 » Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
- 1979 » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
- 1981 » David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
- 1981 » Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 1981 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
- 1981 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
- 1986 » Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
- 1989 » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
- 1989 » Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
- 1991 » Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Richard
- Michael
- Pieter
- Erik
- Paul
- Gerrit
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Wendy
- Marieke
- Anna
- Kim
- Sandra
- Johanna
- Linda
- Vanessa
- Judith
- Monique
- Esther
- Jessica
- Patricia
- Jennifer
- Petra
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.
- March 16 » Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
- March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- April 6 » Student protests break out in Nepal.
- June 9 » The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
- July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
- October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Weather May 23, 1979
The temperature on May 23, 1979 was between 9.1 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.