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July 11, 1979Born on Thursday July 12, 1979
- leo van dijk, helden-grashoek
- Pamela Jean Smidtfranz, Neenah, Wisconsin († 1979)
- Stijn Gerretsen, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
- Patrick Earl Smidtfranz, Neenah, Wisconsin († 1979)
Died on Thursday July 12, 1979
- Anna Berendina Dalhuijsen (91), Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- APOLLONIA BOELE (87), ZEIST
- Bartholomeus Kuipers (78), Helmond, Nbr.NL
- Antonia Holscher (75), Waltrop, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Bernardinus Theodorus Ouwens (79), Megen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Carla VLOEMANS (10), Sint-Lenaarts, Brecht, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Adriaan den Bok (76), Collingwood Ontario(Canada)
- Antonius Petrus Franciscus Jagers (66), Amersfoort
- Bessie Arafe (85)
- Aurora de Campos (84), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 12, 1979 at Delpher
Born on July 12
- 1977 » Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
- 1977 » Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player
- 1977 » Neil Harris, English footballer and manager
- 1977 » Steve Howey, American actor
- 1978 » Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
- 1978 » Topher Grace, American actor
- 1979 » Brooke Baldwin, American journalist and television news anchor
- 1979 » Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
- 1979 » Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
- 1980 » Kristen Connolly, American actress
Died on July 12
- 1966 » D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)
- 1969 » Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)
- 1971 » Yvon Robert, Canadian wrestler (b. 1914)
- 1973 » Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)
- 1975 » James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)
- 1979 » Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
- 1979 » Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist († 1979)
- 1982 » Kenneth More, English actor (b. 1914)
- 1983 » Chris Wood, English saxophonist (b. 1944)
- 1990 » João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (b. 1917)
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.
- February 7 » Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
- February 26 » The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak.
- July 3 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
- September 7 » The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5billion to avoid bankruptcy.
- November 1 » In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Wálter Guevara.
- November 21 » The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four.
Weather July 12, 1979
The temperature on July 12, 1979 was between 12.5 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (90%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.