1979
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Summary
1979 is a calendar year[1]. 1979 ranks in the top 7% of calendar year entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,395 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: common year starting and ending on Monday[3]
- Follows: 1978[4]
- Followed by: 1980[5]
- Part of: 1970s[6], Gregorian calendar[7]
- Commons category: 1979[8]
- Said to be the same as: 11979 HE[9], 1979[10]
- Has part(s): January 1979[11], February 1979[12], March 1979[13], April 1979[14], May 1979[15], June 1979[16], July 1979[17], August 1979[18], September 1979[19], October 1979[20], November 1979[21], December 1979[22]
- Point in time: January 1, 1979[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:1979[24]
- Commons gallery: 1979[25]
- Different from: 1975[26]
- Has list: list of state leaders in 1979[27]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31802988[28]
- Related category: Category:1979-related lists[29]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:1979 births[30]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:1979 deaths[31]
Why It Matters
1979 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] 1979 is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]