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July 25, 1979

On July 25, 1979, in accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula. 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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The year in brief

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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What happened

On July 25, 1979

  1. 1979 In accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.

    , United States, on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, and witnessed by Jimmy Carter, President of the United States.

Arrivals

Born on July 25, 1979

Ali Carter 1979– English professional snooker player
Tom Lungley 1979– English cricketer and umpire
Ahmed Tantawi 1979– Egyptian journalist (born 1979)

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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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