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Born on Tuesday September 18, 1979
- Bart Saerens, Gent
- Jacoba Neeltje Christina. Milhous
- Sara Jean van Waardenburg, California († 1979)
- Ralston Eric Rudolf Bennett († 2007)
- Judith Dorinne Henriette Peeters, Breda
Died on Tuesday September 18, 1979
- Anthonius Johannes Hendricus van Zijl (84), Venray
- Adriana Maria van der Maas (76), Oosterland, Nederland
- Christiaan van Iperen (52), Amsterdam
- anna maria Kerstens (74), roosendaal
- Aaltje Doek (73), Klazienaveen Emmen dr NL
- Adrianus (Van den Berg *) (75), Ameide
- Carolus Janssens (90), Kapellen
- Alayde Natalia de Lima (69), Palmas, Paraná, Brasil
- * Augusta Cornelia van Opstal (84), Tilburg
- Adrianus van den Berg (75), Ameide
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 18, 1979 at Delpher
Born on September 18
- 1977 » Kieran West, English rower
- 1978 » Augustine Simo, Cameroonian footballer
- 1978 » Iain Lees-Galloway, New Zealand politician
- 1978 » Ryan Lowe, English footballer
- 1979 » Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer
- 1979 » Robert Pruett, American criminal
- 1980 » Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
- 1980 » Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
- 1980 » Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player
- 1981 » Lucy Aharish, Israeli journalist and actress
Died on September 18
- 1967 » John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1968 » Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
- 1970 » Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)
- 1974 » Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (b. 1922)
- 1975 » Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (b. 1907)
- 1977 » Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (b. 1888)
- 1980 » Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (b. 1890)
- 1987 » Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
- 1988 » Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (b. 1901)
- 1992 » Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (b. 1905)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Richard
- Michael
- Pieter
- Erik
- Paul
- 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 1 » Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
- February 13 » An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a ⁄2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
- February 20 » An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
- June 9 » The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
- June 18 » SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
- July 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
Weather September 18, 1979
The temperature on September 18, 1979 was between 12.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.