At A Glance

4 July 1979 at a glance

Day of the week
4 July 1979 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Are 'Friends' Electric?” by Tubeway Army.
Top Film of 1979
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 July 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 July 1979 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 July

  • 1966 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.
  • 1973 Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration.
  • 1982 Space Shuttle program: Columbia lands at Edwards Air Force Base at the end of the program's final test flight, STS-4. President Ronald Reagan declares the Space Shuttle to be operational.
  • 1997 NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
  • 1998 Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

Famous people born on 4 July

  • Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1995)
  • Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist (born 1983)
  • Queen Sonja of Norway (born 1937)
  • Eva Marie Saint, American actress (1924–2026)

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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

Margaret Thatcher

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

38p

Loaf of Bread

27p

Average House

£19,925

Weekly Wage

£101.00

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