Born in 1979

£1 in 1979 would be worth approximately £6.90 in today's money.

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.
• 26 June – The eleventh James Bond film – Moonraker – is released in UK cinemas. It is the fourth of seven films to star Roger Moore as James Bond.
• 12 July – Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
• 27 October – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains independence.
• 11 November – Last episode of the first series of the sitcom To the Manor Born on BBC One receives 23.95 million viewers, the all-time highest figure for a recorded programme in the UK.
• 14 December – The Clash release post-punk album London Calling.

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