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Born on Tuesday January 2, 1979
- Andreas Assies († 2018)
- Maxim Willem Koolhaas, Mijdrecht, Nederland († 1984)
Died on Tuesday January 2, 1979
- Dirkina Berghout (53), Barneveld
- Augidius Marinus Baijens (76), Lithoijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Brant Visser (81), -
- Cornelis Martinus Godschalk (61), Roosendaal
- Antonius van der Werf (85), voorschoten
- Baldwin I Count of Flanders (1144), Arras, Hautes-Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- Antonius Christianus Petrus Maria Veltman (64), s-Hertogenbosch
- Antonetta Adriana MARIS (91), Zuid-Beijerland
- Bastiaantje Herwig (75), Alblasserdam
- Baldwin Flanders IV, Arras, Mittweida, Sachsen, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1979 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1972 » Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
- 1972 » Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia
- 1974 » Ludmila Formanová, Czech runner
- 1974 » Tomáš Řepka, Czech footballer
- 1975 » Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player
- 1977 » Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1977 » Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
- 1979 » Jonathan Greening English footballer
- 1981 » Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
- 1983 » Kate Bosworth, American actress
Died on January 2
- 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1975 » Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944)
- 1977 » Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
- 1986 » Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
- 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
- 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
- 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
- 1990 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)
- 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
- 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Michael
- Richard
- Pieter
- Erik
- Paul
- Bart
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Wendy
- Marieke
- Anna
- Kim
- Sandra
- Johanna
- Linda
- Vanessa
- Judith
- Monique
- Esther
- Jessica
- Jennifer
- Patricia
- Nathalie
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 17 » The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
- March 28 » The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.
- April 6 » Student protests break out in Nepal.
- October 27 » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- December 16 » Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
- December 21 » Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
Weather January 2, 1979
The temperature on January 2, 1979 was between -16.7 °C and -4.7 °C and averaged -10.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.