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July 10, 1979Born on Wednesday July 11, 1979
- Charles Christopher Oney, Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
- Olivier Hermesse, Uccle († 2007)
- Lisette Van Korven, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Wednesday July 11, 1979
- Emilie Louise SCHMIDT (92)
- Anna van Alphen (67), Mstelveen
- Charles Franklin Shook (83), John Day, OR
- Anna Gerrits Ravensbergen (73), Waddinxveen
- Andreus Johannes Joseph von Hebel (95)
- Aaldert Loof (84), Eldersloo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aerde van der Veen (93), Lemmer
- Buis van Duijn (82), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth van Gorkum (74), Maarn
- Cornelis Ferdinand (Cor) Morriën (70), utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 11, 1979 at Delpher
Born on July 11
- 1975 » Willie Anderson, American football player
- 1976 » Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-American basketball player and coach
- 1977 » Brandon Short, American football player and sportscaster
- 1978 » Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1978 » Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer
- 1979 » Raio Piiroja, Estonian footballer
- 1980 » Kevin Powers, American soldier and author
- 1980 » Tyson Kidd, Canadian wrestler
- 1981 » Andre Johnson, American football player
- 1982 » Chris Cooley, American football player
Died on July 11
- 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
- 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
- 1971 » Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
- 1974 » Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1976 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet and educator (b. 1895)
- 1979 » Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925)
- 1983 » Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (b. 1915)
- 1987 » Avi Ran, Israeli footballer (b. 1963)
- 1987 » Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1901)
- 1989 » Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
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.
- January 16 » The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
- February 1 » Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
- July 17 » Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States.
- November 30 » Pink Floyd's rock opera, The Wall is released.
- December 3 » Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
- December 3 » In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
Weather July 11, 1979
The temperature on July 11, 1979 was between 11.9 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.