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November 14, 1979

On November 14, 1979, uS President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. 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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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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On November 14, 1979

  1. 1979 US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.

    1979 US presidential order freezing all Iranian government assets in the US

    Executive Order 12170 was issued by American president Jimmy Carter on November 14, 1979, ten days after the Iran hostage crisis had started. The executive order, empowered under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ordered the freezing of all Iranian government assets held within the United States.

Arrivals

Born on November 14, 1979

Carl Hayman 1979– New Zealand rugby union player
Mavie Hörbiger 1979– German-Austrian actress (born 1979)
Olga Kurylenko 1979– Ukrainian-French actress and model (born 1979)
Pushkar Lele 1979– Musical artist
Moitheri Ntobo 1979– Mosotho footballer (born 1979)
Miguel Sabah 1979– Mexican footballer (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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