At A Glance

26 April 1979 at a glance

Day of the week
26 April 1979 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Bright Eyes” by Art Garfunkel.
Top Film of 1979
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.
Star sign
The star sign for 26 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 April 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 April 1979 was New Moon.

On this day: 26 April

  • 1966 A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
  • 1970 The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
  • 1981 Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
  • 1989 People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
  • 1991 Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.

Famous people born on 26 April

  • Channing Tatum, American actor and producer (born 1980)
  • Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1958)
  • Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States (born 1970)
  • Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1933)

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Events of 1979 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1979 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 February – Saint Lucia becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
  • 3 May – 1979 general election.
  • 7 June – European Parliament election, the first direct election to the European Parliament; the turnout in Britain is low at 32%. The Conservatives have the most MEPs at 60, while Labour only have 17.
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Life in 1979

Prime Minister

James Callaghan

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

38p

Loaf of Bread

27p

Average House

£19,925

Weekly Wage

£101.00

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