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2 December 1979 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 December 1979 was a Sunday.
- 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 2 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 December 1979 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 2 December
- 1971 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
- 1972 Gough Whitlam is elected the 21st Prime Minister of Australia in the 1972 Australian federal election, defeating William McMahon and leading the Australian Labor Party back into office after 23 years in Opposition.
- 1975 Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- 1976 Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
- 1982 At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
Famous people born on 2 December
- Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
- Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
- Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
- Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)
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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.
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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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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