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August 17, 1979

On August 17, 1979, antwaan Randle El is born. The year's #1 song was "My Sharona" by The Knack. Ruth Beitia, Iván Alonso, Malcolm Christie would arrive in the same year.

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1979

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1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.

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Arrivals

Born on August 17, 1979

Antwaan Randle El 1979– American football player and coach (born 1979)
Nicole Sunitsch 1979– Austrian politician (born 1979)

Farewells

Died on August 17, 1979

John C. Allen American roller coaster designer
Vivian Vance American actress (1909–1979)

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Other moments from 1979

The class of 1979

Others born in 1979

Ruth Beitia 1979– Spanish high jumper
Iván Alonso 1979– Uruguayan footballer
Malcolm Christie 1979– English footballer
Sebastien Grainger 1979– Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michel Riesen 1979– Swiss ice hockey player
Claire Danes 1979– American actress

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