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July 16, 1979Born on Tuesday July 17, 1979
- Vanessa Hendrina Sophis HEIJTING
- Eric Schokker († 2001)
- Danny Kramer
- Michael Honigh, Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Tatjana Volkerts
- Kimberlee TURNER, Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America († 2015)
Died on Tuesday July 17, 1979
- anna gertrudis (truke) beurskens (74), venlo
- Aaldert Booij (92)
- Albert Jans HENSENS (39)
- Berendina Kers (53), Apeldoorn
- Antje de Haan (94), Den Oever
- Constance Christina Antonia DUNGEN, van den (67), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes Marie De Brabandere (78), Kortrijk, Belgium
- Bartholomeus Wauben (94), Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Aart de Bruin (75), Delft (Delft), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Johanna Hamers (91), Utrecht, Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 17, 1979 at Delpher
Born on July 17
- 1977 » Andrew Downton, Australian cricketer
- 1977 » Leif Hoste, Belgian cyclist
- 1977 » Marc Savard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 » Jason Jennings, American baseball player
- 1978 » Panda Bear, American musician and songwriter
- 1978 » Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- 1979 » Mike Vogel, American actor
- 1980 » Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
- 1980 » Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player
- 1981 » Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner
Died on July 17
- 1967 » John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
- 1974 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
- 1975 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)
- 1980 » Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
- 1980 » Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)
- 1988 » Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)
- 1989 » Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (b. 1922)
- 1991 » John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)
- 1994 » Jean Borotra, French tennis player (b. 1898)
- 1995 » Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1911)
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.
- 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.
- June 18 » SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
- July 12 » The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- July 19 » The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.
- September 16 » Eight people escaped from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon.
Weather July 17, 1979
The temperature on July 17, 1979 was between 14.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.