Discover what happened on 24 January 1979 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Johannes de Klerk (South African politician (1903-1979))
- Heinrich Sprick (German sculptor)
- Heinrich Mandel (German physicist (1919–1979))
- Hermann Hilber (German physician (born 1910))
- Moriz Gelinek (Austrian locomotive designer (1887–1979))
- Paul Otto (German politician (1903–1979))
- Cecilio Paniagua (Spanish cinematographer (1911-1979))
- Mabel Taliaferro (actress (1887-1979))
- Paul Feller (French soldier and catholic priest (1913–1979))
- Raissa Calza (Ukrainian dancer and archaeologist (1894–1979))
- Tadeusz Białoszczyński (Polish actor (1899-1979))
- Guido Rossa (Italian worker and trade unionist, killed in 1979 by Riccardo Dura, a member of the Red Brigades)
- Aino Mantsas (Finnish actress (1922–1979))
- K. I. Massalitinov (Soviet conductor and composer (1905-1979))
- Bashka Paeff (American artist)
- Adèle Orlando (Swedish actress (1884-1979))
- Clarence C. Moore (American engineer)
- Gustav Baumhoefer (German entrepreneur (1906-1979))
- Jerry Damon (American actor (1927-1979))
- Akamatsu Toshihide (Japanese historian (1907-1979))
- Aleksander Kokoszyn
- Franciszek Machalski
- Amareshwar Thakur (Bengali author)
- Ladislav Veltruský (Czech university educator (1917-1979))
- Erich Schneider (German university teacher (1892-1979))
- Anatoly Bokschanin (historian)
- Gunnar Egil Christiansen (Norwegian archivist)
- John Benstead (British trade unionist (1897-1979))
- Benjamin Salmon (cricketer (1906-1979))
- Henning Brütt
- Lluís Gibert Riera (Spanish water polo player)