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Died on Monday January 29, 1979
- Arie Verkaik (87), Groot-Ammers
- Albertus Ludovicus De Keersmaecker (73), Bornem
- Aafje van den Bosch (85), Nijkerk, Nederland
- Alberdina Hartoog (81), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland
- Andrew Lafayette Gatlin (91), Leon County, Florida, buried Antioch Baptist Church Cem., Gadsden County, Florida
- Adrianus Henricus van Dun (95), Kaatsheuvel
- Ada Nellie Price (66), Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Arien Zaal (63), Amsterdam
- Adrianus Johannes Kerremans (83), Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
- Arie Verkaik (87), Groot-Ammers
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1979 at Delpher
Born on January 29
- 1970 » Heather Graham, American actress
- 1970 » Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
- 1970 » Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian colonel and politician
- 1975 » Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host
- 1980 » Ivan Klasnic, German-Croatian footballer
- 1982 » Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
- 1984 » Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
- 1984 » Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
- 1985 » Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
- 1987 » José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
Died on January 29
- 1964 » Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)
- 1969 » Allen Welsh Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
- 1970 » B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
- 1977 » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
- 1978 » Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)
- 1980 » Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
- 1991 » Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
- 1992 » Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
- 1993 » Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
- 1994 » Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Richard
- Michael
- Pieter
- Paul
- Erik
- 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.
- April 10 » Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
- July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
- November 14 » Iran hostage crisis: US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.
- November 17 » Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
- December 9 » The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
- December 12 » The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
Weather January 29, 1979
The temperature on January 29, 1979 was between -5.2 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.