May 1979 — The Boys Next Door release “Shivers”
It’s unabashedly a good thing that Nick Cave decided that suicide really didn’t suit his style. From relatively inauspicious beginnings,...
August 4, 2015
The Past
May 4, 1979 — Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
One of the most controversial British heads of state since King Charles I, Margaret Thatcher was 64 when she became...
August 9, 2015
April 1, 1979 — Iran officially proclaimed an Islamic Republic
Although the revolution against him began in January 1978, the Shah did not flee Iran until January of 1979. Ayatollah...
August 14, 2015
February 2, 1979 — Sid Vicious dies
Born John Ritchie, the man best known to history as Sid Vicious is one of the names most associated with...
August 19, 2015
December 30, 1978 — Dennis Nilsen commits his first murder
Also known as ‘The Kindly Killer’ and ‘The Muswell Hill Murderer’, Dennis Nilsen was 33 years old when he made...
August 29, 2015
November 3, 1978 — “Diff’rent Strokes” premieres
If the phrase “wha chu talkin’ about Willis?” doesn’t make you cringe, you were presumably born after this show went...
September 4, 2015
September 29, 1978 — Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days in office
One of the briefest reigning popes, Pope John Paul I (his papal named honoured his two immediate predecessors, John XXIII...
September 9, 2015
August 26, 1978 — Pope John Paul I is appointed
Albino Luciani was the Patriarch of Venice, prior to his ascension to the throne of St Peter. He was much...
September 14, 2015
August 23, 1977 — Jared Fogle born
Jared was not especially exceptional until he managed to lose a lot of weight, something he attributed to eating at...
September 18, 2015
September 12, 1977 — Steve Biko dies in prison
Steve Biko was born in King William’s Town, south Africa in 1946. He went to the University of Natal, where...
September 19, 2015
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