At A Glance

11 August 1979 at a glance

Day of the week
11 August 1979 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 1979
The Irish chart song for 1979 was “The Logical Song” by Supertramp.
Top Film of 1979
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 August 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 August 1979 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 August

  • 1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon.
  • 1972 Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
  • 1973 At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip-hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping.
  • 1975 East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
  • 1988 A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.

Famous people born on 11 August

  • Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (1943–2023)
  • Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor (born 1983)
  • Viola Davis, American actress (born 1965)
  • Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (1953–2025)

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Events of 1979 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1979 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 March – Legendary hurler Christy Ring was buried in Cork.
  • 31 May – The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Pádraig Faulkner, launched a second national radio station, RTÉ Radio 2.
  • 7 June – The first European Parliament election was held in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Life in Ireland in 1979

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

£0.85/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.25

Average House

£20,000

Weekly Wage

£43

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