1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Elena
Around 12:00 UTC on September 1, the storm made landfall near Matagorda, Texas with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). Elena rapidly weakened to a tropical depression about six hours later, before dissipating early on September 2. Due to the weak nature of the storm, impact was generally minor. In Texas, precipitation peaked at 10.28 in (261 mm) at Palacios Municipal Airport. Flooding occurred, with the worst impact in Harris County. Hundreds of cars were stalled or submerged in downtown Houston and 45 buses suffered water damage. Basements and the police station were also inundated. Elsewhere in the county, some homes and businesses were flooded. Elena caused five deaths and less than $10 million in damage.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gloria
A tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa and developed into a tropical depression by September 4. Under the influence of a trough in the westerlies, the depression northeastward and bypassed Cape Verde on September 5. At 12:00 UTC on the following day, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gloria, while moving west-northwestward at about 17 mph (27 km/h). After curving abruptly north-northwestward, Gloria became a hurricane early on September 7. A higher latitude frontal system and a high pressure area caused Gloria to decelerate and resulted in a westward motion beginning on September 9.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gloria
Gloria briefly weakened to a tropical storm late on September 10, but re-strengthened into a hurricane on the following day. Eventually, the hurricane turned northeastward and began to accelerate. At 1800 UTC on September 12, Gloria attained its peak intensity with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 975 mbar (28.8 inHg). The storm then began weakening and fell to Category 1 hurricane intensity on September 13. During that time, Gloria slowly began merging with a low pressure area that was located north of the Azores and lost tropical characteristics by September 15. Gloria was centered well north of Flores Island in the Azores, at the time.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Henri
A tropical wave developed into a tropical depression near the Yucatan Peninsula on September 15. It quickly entered the Gulf of Mexico and turned westward. As the depression was curving southwestward on September 16, it strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Henri. Thereafter, Henri decelerated and continued to intensify, becoming a hurricane on September 17. Later that day, as it was turning northwestward, the hurricane peaked with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 983 mbar (29.0 inHg). A nearby low pressure area caused Henri to move erratically. Henri began weakening due to land interaction with Mexico and it was downgraded back to a tropical storm on September 18.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Henri
By September 19, Henri doubled-back southeastward while weakening to a tropical depression. The depression lost much of its convection and curved northeastward on September 20, ahead of a cold front. Henri turned east-northeastward on September 23 and was absorbed by a frontal low pressure trough in the east-central Gulf of Mexico on the following day. This was a rare example of a storm entering the Gulf of Mexico and dissipating without making landfall. Henri disrupted cleanup efforts from the Ixtoc I oil spill by damaging a cap designed to stop oil from flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. Although it remained offshore, the storm brought heavy rainfall to Mexico, peaking at 19.59 inches (498 mm), forcing at least 2,000 people from their homes in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Mid-September Tropical Depression
This system formed as a non-tropical low within a pre-existing area of heavy thunderstorms along a stationary front on September 19 off the coast of Brownsville, Texas. The low appeared to the northwest of Tropical Storm Henri in the Gulf of Mexico and to the east of a cold-core low over Arizona and New Mexico. The low became a non-tropical gale center on September 20, while moving into southeast Texas. The cyclone continued northeastward and dissipating over Tennessee. Sources differ on the status of this storm, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) initially considering it a tropical depression, while the National Climatic Data Center considered the system non-tropical and it is not included in the Atlantic hurricane best track.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Mid-September Tropical Depression
The depression brought heavy rainfall to Texas, with 10 to 15 in (250 to 380 mm) of precipitation between Corpus Christi and southwestern Louisiana. Severe flooding occurred, especially in Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Nueces, and San Patricio counties. In Harris County alone, nearly 1,950 homes and hundreds of cars were flooded. Two deaths were reported in Texas, both from drowning. Portions of western Louisiana experienced 10 to 17 in (250 to 430 mm), resulting in severe flooding, with the worst impacted parishes being Allen, Calcasieu, and Rapides.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Mid-September Tropical Depression
Collectively, 1,400 homes, businesses, and schools were flooded in the three parishes, while 40,000 to 50,000 acres (16,000 to 20,000 ha) of crops were inundated. In Mississippi, locally strong winds caused minor damage. Flooding to a lesser extend was also reported in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. Two additional deaths occurred in Kentucky.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, October subtropical cyclone
A frontal wave formed about 200 mi (320 km) south-southwest of Bermuda in response to a short wave in the westerlies on October 23. After satellite imagery indicated that convection associated with the system was becoming increasingly concentrated, a subtropical depression developed 12:00 UTC. The subtropical depression moved rapidly north-northeastward and strengthened into a subtropical storm early on October 24, based on satellite imagery classification. Accelerating to a forward speed of 29 mph (47 km/h), the storm intensified further and peaked with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) – equivalent to a minimal Category 1 hurricane – at 18:00 UTC on October 24.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, October subtropical cyclone
Early on October 25, the system attained its minimum barometric pressure of 980 mbar (29 inHg). The storm already began weakening and losing tropical characteristics after tracking away from the Gulf Stream. Shortly thereafter, the cyclone made landfall near Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland, with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). By the time it re-emerged into the Atlantic later on October 25, the system had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. Rainfall spread across Atlantic Canada, peaking at 2.91 in (74 mm) on northeastern Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
The first tropical depression of the season developed north of Puerto Rico on June 9. It headed northward without intensifying and dissipated near Bermuda on the following day. Tropical Depression One existed in June from June 11 to June 16. Another tropical depression developed north of Hispaniola on July 8. It headed northward and then curved northeastward, bypass during the process. By July 13, the depression dissipated while located well south of Newfoundland. A day after the previous tropical depression developed, another depression formed near 10th parallel in the eastern Atlantic on July 9.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
It headed due westward and dissipated on July 11. A tropical depression formed offshore of Georgia July 10. The system moved north of due east with slight intensification on July 11. It turned east, passing south of Bermuda early on the morning of July 13 while accelerating eastward, with the depression dissipating that afternoon. A tropical depression formed offshore western Africa on July 20. The system moved westward through Cape Verde as a weak system on July 22.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
The system turned west-northwest and by late on July 25, the depression began to weaken as it turned more to the north, and the system dissipated well to the east-southeast of Bermuda on July 26. Tropical Depression Six developed east of the Lesser Antilles on July 28. The depression moved to the northwest and bypassed Bermuda on August 4. The depression made landfall on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland on August 5 after passing southeast of Nova Scotia earlier that day. Tropical Depression Six became an extratropical cyclone while southeast of Labrador on August 6.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
Tropical Depression Eight formed in the Bay of Campeche on August 25. Moving generally northwest, the depression moved into Mexico just south of the international border with the United States late on August 27. Early on the following day, it dissipated inland. In Brownsville, Texas, rainfall accumulations totaled to 2.83 inches (72 mm) on August 27, which was a record amount of precipitation for that date. The last tropical depression in August developed offshore of The Carolinas on August 29. The system quickly moved east-northeast between the East coast North America and Bermuda over the next couple days.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
The depression became a frontal wave southeast of Newfoundland on September 1, and dissipated soon afterward. Early in September, a tropical depression formed northeast of Cape Verde on September 1. The depression moved west-northwest before recurving sharply while located near the 40th meridian west on September 4. Steadily weakening thereafter over cool waters, the depression dissipated southeast of the Azores on September 6. A tropical depression formed near Cape Verde on September 16 and initially movied northwestward. Once it passed the 50th meridian west, the system turned northward and passed between Bermuda and the Azores.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
Turning northeast on September 20, the system became an extratropical cyclone, passing northwest of the Azores before dissipating on September 21. A tropical depression formed in the tropical north Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles on September 21. The system moved northwest over the next few days, staying well east of the Leeward Islands, before dissipating on September 24.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
Tropical Depression Fourteen formed on October 12 near Honduras and slowly moved to the northeast towards Cuba. The depression remained south of Cuba and turned back towards the Yucatan Peninsula. The depression made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula on October 20 and dissipated shortly thereafter. Impact from the depression in this region is unknown. Toward the end of October, a tropical depression formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic on October 22. It moved northwest over the next six days, dissipating on October 28 to the southwest of the Azores.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
The last tropical depression in October developed near Panama on October 24. The depression initially moved northward toward Cuba, but eventually veered southwestward. By October 29, the depression made landfall in Nicaragua and dissipated several hours later. Impact from this system in Central America is unknown. A subtropical depression formed from an old weather front, or baroclinic zone, on November 6 near Puerto Rico. The depression moved northeastward but appeared to have made contact with the westerlies, as it turned off to the east-northeast. Ships that passed through the system recorded winds of 35-40 mph (55–65 km/h).


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
Early on November 10, the system degenerated to a low pressure area, which soon dissipated. The final tropical depression of the season formed northeast of the Greater Antilles along a frontal zone on November 13. The depression completed a quick recurvature over the next couple days without significant changes in intensity. By November 15, the depression dissipated as a tropical cyclone.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
Since 1953, the NHC and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used a naming list that contained only female names. Throughout the years, feminist groups criticized this practice, especially in the aftermath of hurricanes Eloise in 1975 and Belle in 1976. However, in May 1978, NOAA administrator Richard A. Frank announced a list with male and female names would be used in the eastern Pacific Ocean that year and in the Atlantic by 1979, after submitting a proposal to the World Meteorological Organization. Initially, male names were scheduled to be introduced in the 1981 season.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
Storms were named Ana, Bob, Claudette, David, Frederic and Henri for the first (and only, in the cases of David and Frederic) time in 1979. The name Elena was previously used in the 1965 season, and the name Gloria was used in 1976. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 1985 season. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names, Retirement
In the spring of 1980, at the 2nd session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names David and Frederic from its rotating name lists due to the deaths and damage they caused, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. They were replaced with Danny and Fabian for the 1985 season, respectively.


1979 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects
The following table lists all of the storms that have formed in the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s) (in parentheses), damages, and death totals. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 1979 USD.


1979 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1979 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 8–3 under head coach Doug Barfield, which would be his best season as head coach. The Tigers went 4–2 in the SEC. They finished the season ranked #16 in the AP poll, but were not ranked in the UPI due to probation.


1979 Auburn Tigers football team
Prior to the start of the season, on May 11, Auburn was placed on probation by the NCAA as a result of an investigation into violations dating back to 1974.


1979 Auburn Tigers football team
Five players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1979: running back James Brooks, running back Joe Cribbs, linebacker Freddy Smith, defensive tackle Frank Warren, and offensive tackle George Stephenson. Joe Cribbs was also named the SEC Most Valuable Player for that year.


1979 Auburn Tigers football team
During the 1979 season, the offense used a combination of the veer and I formations and both Joe Cribbs and James Brooks gained over 1,000 yards rushing.


1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship
The 1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship was the fourth annual Australasian Final for Motorcycle speedway riders from Australia and New Zealand as part of the qualification for the 1979 Speedway World Championship.


1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship
In the track's final season of operation, the 358 metres (392 yards) Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide hosted the Australasian Final. Reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders won the Final from Steve Koppe and John Titman. The final three qualifiers for the Commonwealth Final to be held at London's White City Stadium were Phil Crump, Ivan Mauger and Larry Ross. Later in 1979 Mauger would go on to win his record 6th World Championship at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland.


1979 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship
inaugural Australasian Final winner John Boulger failed on the night, scoring only 6 points from his 5 rides to finish in 11th place.


1979 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours 1979 were announced on 26 January 1979 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen.


1979 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on the second Monday in June.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina
The 1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between October and November 1979 in Argentina by Australia. The Wallabies won six matches of seven and drew the two game test series against Los Pumas, led by Hugo Porta.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina
It was the first tour of an Australian side in Argentina. The Australian squad captain was the Queenslander Mark Loane.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina
With this visit of Australia, a new rugby relationship begins with a country that has an excellent level of play, similar to New Zealand, which means multiplying the possibilities of assimilation and improvement of our sport. It is also worth pointing out the correction and discipline observed by the Australian delegation during the course of their visit.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match summary
Complete list of matches played by the Wallabies at Argentina:


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match details
San Isidro Club: F.Argerich; C.Ramallo, F.Sainz Trápaga, M.Loffreda, M.Walther (capt. ); R.Madero, A.Soares Sache; R.de Vedia, T, Petersen, R.Lucke; B.Miguens, M.Glastra; F.Insúa, J.Pérez Cabo, C.Sainz. Australia: Paul McLean; B.Moon, A.Slack, M.O'Connor, P.Crowe; A.Melrose P, Carson; M.Loane (capt. ); G.Cornelsen, T.Shaw; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; S.Pilecki, P, Horton, C.Handy.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match details
Interior: Torno; Nogués, Rodríguez, Gasilica, San Martín; Virgolini, Basile; Bisio, Passaglia, Antonini; Casale, Mangiamelli; Irañeta, del Chazal (Bianchi), Michelli. Australia: Gould; Crowe, Slack, Knight, Batch; Ella, Cox; T.Shaw, Loane (capt. ), Cornelsen (Mathers); Hall, Peter Mc Lean; D'Arcy, Ros, Cooligan


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match details
Buenos Aires RU: E.García Terán; A.Puccio, C.Jacobi, G.Beccar Varela, C.Ramallo; G.Sanguinetti, M.Garcia Laborde; M.Negra, M.Glastra, G.Paz; C.Bottarini, B.Miguens; R.Ventura (capt. ), J.Sarto, A.Cerioni. Australia: Paul McLean; (R.Gould); P.Batch, A.Slack, M.O'Connor, B.Moon; T.Melrouse, P.Cox; T.Shaw, M.Loane (capt. ), A.Stewart; Peter Mc Lean, M.Mathers; C.Handy, P.Hortan, S.Pilecki.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match details
Rosario: Baetti; Nogués, Rodríguez, Escalante (capt. ), Basílico Dip, Noccia; Tallo (Poet),Marengo, Imhoff; Mangiamelli, Milano; Sangionissi, Cheste (Cristini), Fernández. Australia:  Gould (Melrouse); Knight, Slack, O'Connors, Growe; Ella, Carson, Stewart, Loane (capt. ), (Pilecki), Hall; Peter Mc Lean Mathers; Cooligan, Ross, D'Arcy.


1979 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina, Match details, First test
Cuyo RU: Muñiz; Carbonell, Foquet, Morgan, Ruffo; Curto, Basile; Antonini (Suárez Lagos) Orrigo yBertona; Cásale (capt.) Irañeta; Michelle, Cichitti, Cruz. Australia: Melrose; Mann, O'Connors, Knight, Batch; Ella, Carson (Cox); T.Shaw(capt. ), Hall, Stewart; Mathers, D'Arcy; Cooligan, Ross, Pilecki.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes
The 1979 Australian Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. It was the ninth manufacturers’ title to be awarded by CAMS and the fourth to carry the Australian Championship of Makes name. The title was awarded to General Motors-Holden.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes, Calendar
The 1979 Australian Championship of Makes was contested over a three-round series with one race per round.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes, Calendar
A fourth round, scheduled to be held at Oran Park on 18 November, was cancelled.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the best six placed cars in each class. Only the highest placed car of each make was awarded points and then only the points applicable to the position filled. The title was awarded to the make of car gaining the highest number of points in the series with all points acquired in all races counted. No drivers' title was allocated or permitted to be advertised in connection with the title.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes, Results
Holden Torana and Toyota Celica both achieved maximum points, each winning its class at each of the three rounds. The title was awarded to the former on the grounds that it also featured in the minor placings.


1979 Australian Championship of Makes, The cars
It would appear that placings gained by other models from the same manufacturer were not considered in determining championship placings. The first place gained by Ford Capri in the 2001 to 3000cc class at the Surfers Paradise round  is an example of this.


1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
A 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars. The championship winner was awarded the 1979 CAMS Gold Star. The title, which was the 23rd Australian Drivers' Championship, was won by Johnnie Walker, driving a Lola T332.


1979 Australian Drivers' Championship, Schedule
The championship was contested over a three-round series with one race per round.


1979 Australian Drivers' Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.


1979 Australian Drivers' Championship, Champiomship name
Sources of the time differ as to the actual name of the championship with both Australian Drivers' Championship  and Australian Formula 1 Championship  being used. "Australian Drivers' Championship" is used by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in its historic documentation  and that term has been used here.


1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2. It was the 12th Australian Formula 2 Championship. The title was won by Brian Shead driving a Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota.


1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.


1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship, Points system
For the round which was contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race. Championship points were then awarded based on the round results.


1979 Australian Grand Prix
The 1979 Australian Grand Prix was an open-wheel racing car race held at Wanneroo Raceway north of Perth in Western Australia, Australia on 11 March 1979.


1979 Australian Grand Prix
The race, which was the first round of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship, was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 (incorporating Formula 5000 and Formula Pacific). It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 44th Australian Grand Prix and was the only Australian Grand Prix to be held at Wanneroo Raceway.


1979 Australian Hard Court Championships
The 1979 Australian Hard Court Championships is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 8 to 14 January 1979. The event was held in Hobart, Australia and was played on outdoor hardcourts, this was the 35th edition.


1979 Australian Hard Court Championships, Finals, Doubles
Phil Dent /  Bob Giltinan defeated  Guillermo Vilas /  Ion Ţiriac 8–6 (Pro set)


1979 Australian Open
The 1979 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia and was held from 24 December 1979 through 2 January 1980. It was the 68th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and American Barbara Jordan.


1979 Australian Open, Seniors, Men's doubles
Peter McNamara /  Paul McNamee defeated  Paul Kronk /  Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 6–2


1979 Australian Open, Seniors, Women's doubles
Judy Connor Chaloner /  Diane Evers defeated  Leanne Harrison /  Marcella Mesker, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0


1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles
First-seeded Guillermo Vilas successfully defended his title, defeating John Sadri 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open. This was his second title and third and last Australian Open final.


1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1979 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1979 Australian Open.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Fifth-seeded Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1979 Australian Open.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles
This was Jordan's first tour-level title; the next time that a woman would score her first tour win at a Grand Slam event would not come until Jeļena Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles
This was the last time where two first time Slam finalists meet each other until the 2004 French Open.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Until the 2017 French Open, this would be the last Grand Slam event that none of the former Grand Slam champions would reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. This was only the second ladies final not to feature an Australian player, the first since 1935 and the first all American final.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. They are ordered by the round in which they were knocked out.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Note: The sixth seed withdrew and was replaced by Cathy Griffiths.


1979 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1979 Australian Open.


1979 Australian Rally Championship
The 1979 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the twelfth season in the history of the competition.


1979 Australian Rally Championship
Ross Dunkerton and navigator Jeff Beaumont in the Datsun Stanza won the 1979 Championship.


1979 Australian Rally Championship, Season review
The twelfth Australian Rally Championship was held over five events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. The 1979 season saw the Datsun Stanzas of Dunkerton and Fury regain some of their dominance with the main challenge from the Ford Escort of Greg Carr.


1979 Australian Rally Championship, The Rallies
The five events of the 1979 season were as follows.


1979 Australian Rallycross Championship
The 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title  which was contested on 24 June 1979 at Tailem Bend Raceway  near Tailem Bend in South Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rallycross Championship, and is, as of 2014, the only such title to have been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.


1979 Australian Rallycross Championship
The championship was won by Larry Perkins driving a Volkswagen Beetle for Kruger Motors.


1979 Australian Rallycross Championship, Championship classification
Following a number of qualifying heats, six drivers contested the championship final.


1979 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1979 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars. It was the eleventh Australian Sports Car Championship and the fourth to be restricted to cars complying with Group D regulations.


1979 Australian Sports Car Championship
The championship was won by Ross Mathieson driving a Porsche Carrera.


1979 Australian Sports Car Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each class at each round and on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright places at each round.


1979 Australian Sports Car Championship, Points system
For Round 1, the round results, on which championship points were awarded, were determined by allocating race points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the first 14 outright places in each race and aggregating the points for each driver. Where more than one driver attained the same total, the superior round position was awarded to the higher placed driver in the second race.


1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group B Sports Sedans. It was the fourth Australian Sports Sedan Championship.


1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The championship was won by Allan Grice driving a Chevrolet Corvair.


1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round. Only the best eight round results could be retained by each driver.


1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Points system
For rounds staged over two heats, points were allocated on a 20–16–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first 14 finishers in each heat. These points were aggregated to determine the first six placegetters for the round. In the event of two or more drivers attaining the same total, the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver who place higher in the final heat.


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. It began at Symmons Plains and ended at Adelaide International Raceway after eight rounds. The title, which was the 20th Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Bob Morris driving a Holden Torana.


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship
1979 was the first time since the ATCC went to a championship series in 1969 rather than the single race it had been previously that a single make and model car had won all rounds of the championship with all 8 rounds being won by the Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback. Including the current season (2016), such a single car domination has only happened once since in the series, that being when the Ford Sierra RS500 won all rounds of the 1988 championship.


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship, Calendar
The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over an eight-round series.


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship.


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship, Classes
For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two displacement classes:


1979 Australian Touring Car Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class and on a 4,3,2,1 basis to the first four placegetters irrespective of class (at each round). Only the best seven results counted towards the total (for each driver).


1979 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1979 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Winton circuit in Victoria, Australia on 28 October 1979. It was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title. The race, which was the seventeenth Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by Paul Gibson, driving a Rennmax Repco.


1979 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.


1979 Austrian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979. The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%. As of the 2017 elections, this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.


1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 April 1979 at the Salzburgring circuit.


1979 Avon Championships
The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1979 WTA Tour. It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25, 1979, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States.


1979 Avon Championships
First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated  Sue Barker /  Ann Kiyomura, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3).


1979 Avon Championships of Boston
The 1979 Avon Championships of Boston  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena  in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from March 12 through March 18, 1979. Second-seeded Dianne Fromholtz won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Boston, Finals, Doubles
Kerry Reid /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Sue Barker /  Ann Kiyomura 6–4, 6–2


1979 Avon Championships of California
The 1979 Avon Championships of California, also known as the Avon Championships of Oakland, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland Coliseum  in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 8 through January 14, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of California, Finals, Doubles
Chris Evert /  Rosie Casals defeated  Tracy Austin /  Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3


1979 Avon Championships of Chicago
The 1979 Avon Championships of Chicago  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the International Amphitheatre  in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Chicago, Finals, Doubles
Rosie Casals /  Betty-Ann Stuart defeated  Ilana Kloss /  Greer Stevens 3–6, 7–5, 7–5


1979 Avon Championships of Dallas
The 1979 Avon Championships of Dallas  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum  in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from February 26 through March 4, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.<


1979 Avon Championships of Dallas, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Anne Smith defeated  Rosie Casals /  Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2


1979 Avon Championships of Detroit
The 1979 Avon Championships of Detroit  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena  in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from February 19 through February 25, 1979. Fifth-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Detroit, Finals, Doubles
Wendy Turnbull /  Betty Stöve defeated  Sue Barker /  Ann Kiyomura 6–4, 7–6


1979 Avon Championships of Florida
The 1979 Avon Championships of Florida  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportatorium  in Hollywood, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the third and final edition of the tournament and was held from January 22 through January 28, 1979. Greer Stevens, seeded 15th, won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Florida, Finals, Doubles
Tracy Austin /  Betty Stöve defeated  Rosie Casals /  Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 2–6, 6–2


1979 Avon Championships of Houston
The 1979 Avon Championships of Houston  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Astro Arena  in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from January 15 through January 22, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Houston, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Janet Newberry defeated  Pam Shriver /  Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–4, 6–2


1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
The 1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at The Forum  in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 12 through February 18, 1979. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Los Angeles, Finals, Doubles
Rosie Casals /  Chris Evert defeated  Martina Navratilova /  Anne Smith 6–4, 1–6, 6–3


1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia
The 1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from March 5 through March 11, 1979. Fourth-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Philadelphia, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated  Renée Richards /  Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–2


1979 Avon Championships of Seattle
The 1979 Avon Championships of Seattle  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Seattle Center Arena  in Seattle, Washington in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 11, 1979. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Seattle, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated  Sue Barker /  Ann Kiyomura 7–6, 4–6, 6–4


1979 Avon Championships of Washington
The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 1 through January 7, 1979. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.


1979 Avon Championships of Washington, Finals, Doubles
Mima Jaušovec /  Virginia Ruzici defeated  Renée Richards /  Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
1979 was the fifteenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year, for the  last time, a new name appeared on the  trophy whenHull F.C. won the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 13-3The match was played at Boulevard, in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The attendance was 18,500, and the  receipts were £16,605The attendance was a record for a BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, never to be beaten


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Background
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at twenty-two. The format remained as a knock-out competition from the preliminary round through to the  final. The preliminary round involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the  competition proper to just sixteen.


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Notes and comments
1 * the  first BBC2 Floodlit Trophy match to end with a team scoring 1 point2 * Played in daylight3 * This match was televised4 * At the time this was the third highest score5 * Postponed6 * The attendance was a record for a BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, never to be beaten7 * Boulevard was the home ground of Hull F.C. from 1895 until January 2003. The final capacity was 10,500 although the record attendance was 28,798 set on 7 March 1936 in the third round of the Challenge Cup v Leeds


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Postscript
To date, this was the last season for the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Competition, which had taken place annually only since its inauguration in the 1965-66 season. Despite several minor disagreements between the BBC and the RFL, including over shirt sponsorship in the early 1970s, overall the competition had been a great success. However financial cutbacks at the BBC lead to its cancellation after the 1979–80 competition. Therefore, this season was to be the last. It was greatly missed by many, including those living in a non-Rugby League area


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Postscript, Entrants and number of cup wins
This table list all the semi-professional clubs which have entered the competition and the number (and dates) of their cup final wins, cup final runner-up spots, and losing semi-final appearances.


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Postscript, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was a knock-out competition sponsored by the BBC and between rugby league clubs, entrance to which was conditional upon the club having floodlights. Most matches were played on an evening, and those of which the second half was televised, were played on a Tuesday evening. Despite the competition being named as 'Floodlit', many matches took place during the afternoons and not under floodlights, and several of the entrants, including  Barrow and Bramley did not have adequate lighting.


1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Postscript, General information for those unfamiliar
And, when in 1973, due to the world oil crisis, the government restricted the use of floodlights in sport, all the matches, including the Trophy final, had to be played in the afternoon rather than at night. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused by inclement weather)


1979 BC Lions season
The 1979 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final.


1979 BC Lions season
Jerry Tagge had a great start to the season and led the Lions to a 6-1-1 record. However, he suffered a catastrophic knee injury mid-season that would end his career. Under sophomore backup Joe Paopao, the Lions lost five, but finished third with a 9-6-1 record, before bowing out to Calgary in the semi-final. The duo threat backfield of Larry Key with 1060 rushing yards & 289 receiving yards and John Henry White with 776 rushing yards & 422 receiving yards help carry the team after Tagge went down.


1979 BC Lions season
Key was a CFL All-star, along with Centre Al Wilson (for 5th straight season) and kicker Lui Passaglia who was led the league punting and was 2nd in league scoring.


1979 BC Lions season
After the season, "Dirty Thirty" Jim Young retired from football after 13 seasons. He retired as the Lions all-time leading receiver with 9248 yards and 65 touchdowns. Young's receiving yardage record would stand for 31 years.


1979 BC Lions season
Norm Fieldgate became the second Lions player to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1979 Embassy World Darts Championship was the second World Professional Championships. Having been held the previous year at the Heart of the Midlands Club in Nottingham, the event moved to Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent where it was to remain until 1985.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship
The tournament was held between 2 February and 9 February and had been expanded from 16 players to 24. The eight seeded players each received a bye into the second round. The format also changed from a straight matchplay (legs) to sets. Each set was the best of 5 legs. - For matches in the opening rounds the matches were best of three sets, - best of five for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, with the final being best of 9 sets, split over an afternoon and evening session with the play-off for third held in between.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship
Defending champion, Leighton Rees of Wales again progressed to the final where he met John Lowe in a repeat of the inaugural championship. This time, Lowe was the top seed and came out on top in the final by 5 sets to 0.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship, New players
With the expansion from 16 to 24 players in the finals, 11 players made their championship debuts, the most notable being John Wilson of Scotland, - no doubt to be soon known as Jocky. Wilson's performances over 1978 had enabled him to be seeded 8th for the tournament, and thus ensure a place in round 2 straight away.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship, Seeds
Wilson entering the seeds meant he would replace Rab Smith, the Scot having to play the first round before moving into the later stages. England's John Lowe had risen to be number 1 seed, with Eric Bristow dropping to 2nd seed after his first round defeat a year earlier. Leighton Rees remained seeded 3, with Tony Brown moving up to number 4. The Semi-Finalist from 1978 Nicky Virachkul was seeded 5th with the other Last 4-man, Stefan Lord seeded 6th. Alan Evans was the 7th seed along with Wilson as 8th.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship, First round - Friday 2 and Saturday 3 February
The second Embassy World Championship opened up with the first surprise, Doug McCarthy's 2–1 win over Charlie Ellix. - McCarthy would meet Lowe in the last 16 later on in the event. Jim McQuillian, following Paddy Clifford as only the second Irishman to pay in the World Championship, looked comfortable in his 2–0 win over Murray Smith.


1979 BDO World Darts Championship, Prize money
Total Prize fund was £15,000 (plus a £12,000 bonus for a nine-dart finish - not won)


1979 BDO World Darts Championship, Results
John Lowe won the final 5-0 (3-1, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0) and thus became the 1979 BDO World Darts Champion. Illness prevented Alan Evans from playing the third-place match, so Tony Brown took third place by default.


1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship
The 1979 BMW M1 Procar Championship was the inaugural season of the BMW M1 Procar Championship. The series ran as a support category to the European rounds of the 1979 Formula One season.


1979 BYU Cougars football team
The 1979 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the conference title for the fourth consecutive year with a conference record of 7–0. BYU finished the regular season with an undefeated record of 11–0. BYU was invited to the 1979 Holiday Bowl, where they lost to Indiana. They were ranked 13th in the final AP Poll and 12th in the final Coaches Poll.


1979 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Game 1: Texas A&M
The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.


1979 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Game 1: Texas A&M
QB Marc Wilson had undergone an emergency appendectomy and had lost weight during the week of the game.


1979 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Game 1: Texas A&M
The defense carried the offense that was still finding its rhythm with a blocked punt and a goal line stand. The ailing Wilson drove BYU down the field to score with 52 seconds left to pull within 17-16. Coach Edwards let the team decide whether to go for the tie or the win and they chose the latter. The attempt was converted and BYU put itself in the national spotlight with a major upset.


1979 BYU Cougars football team, Game summaries, Utah
Marc Wilson threw for 374 yards as BYU clinched at least a share of the WAC title and set up a showdown with San Diego State for the following week. Wilson set an NCAA record for the most passing yards against a single opponent in two games and tied Rice's Tommy Kramer 1976 record for 300-yard passing games in a season with seven.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge
The 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge was a public purge of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party orchestrated on July 22, 1979 by then-president Saddam Hussein.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge, Background
Earlier in 1979, Iraqi president and chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr had begun to make treaties with Syria, also under Ba'athist leadership, that would lead to the unification of the two countries. Syrian president Hafez al-Assad would become deputy leader of the union, and this would drive Saddam Hussein and his Sunni clique into obscurity. Saddam acted to secure his grip on power. The ailing al-Bakr resigned on July 16 under the threat of force, and formally transferred the presidency and chairmanship of the RCC to the "cherished comrade Saddam Hussein". RCC secretary Muhyi Abdel-Hussein objected to the transfer of power.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge, Event
Saddam hurriedly convened an assembly of party leaders on July 22. During the assembly, which he ordered to be videotaped, he claimed to have uncovered a fifth column within the party. Abdel-Hussein, broken after days of physical torture and under the threat of his family's execution, confessed to taking a leading role in a Syrian-backed plot against the Iraqi government and gave the names of 68 alleged co-conspirators. These were removed from the room one by one as their names were called and taken into custody.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge, Event
After the list was read, Saddam congratulated those still seated in the room for their past and future loyalty. Those arrested at the meeting were subsequently tried together and found guilty of treason. Twenty-two  men, including five members of the Revolutionary Command Council, were sentenced to execution. Those spared were given weapons and directed to execute their comrades.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge, Aftermath
By August 1, hundreds of high-ranking Ba'ath Party members had been executed. On August 8, the Iraqi News Agency announced that twenty-one of the twenty-two Iraqis were executed by firing squad for "their part in a plot to overthrow Iraq's new president". The twenty-second man was condemned to death in absentia because he was "nowhere to be found", the agency said. A tape of the assembly and of the executions was distributed throughout the country.


1979 Ba'ath Party Purge, Aftermath
"On an August afternoon in 1979, his face tense and somber, Saddam Hussein from the balcony of the presidential palace in Baghdad "informed a chanting crowd of 50,000 supporters "that he had just witnessed the punishment the state court had ordered for 21 of those men: They had been executed by a firing squad. The crowd cheered".


1979 Badminton World Cup
The 1979 Badminton World Cup was the 1st edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from 20 January to 22 January 1979. Competitions for mixed doubles were not conducted. Indonesia won men's singles and men's doubles events while Japan won women's doubles and Denmark won women's singles event.


1979 Bali earthquake
The 1979 Bali earthquake occurred at 03:58 local time on 18 December with a surface wave magnitude of 6.3. The shock occurred southeast of the coast of Karangasem Regency in the Lombok Strait, and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east-northeast of Denpasar. Up to 80 percent of the buildings in Karangasem Regency were damaged, between 15,000 and 500,000 people were displaced, and road links to the provincial capital of Denpasar were briefly severed.


1979 Bali earthquake, Tectonic setting
The island of Bali forms part of the Sunda Arc, which formed above the convergent boundary where the Australian Plate is subducting beneath the Sunda Plate. The rate of convergence across the line of the Sunda–Java Trench is 7.5 cm per year. Eastwards from Bali, the Sunda Arc is also being thrust over the Bali and Flores back-arc basins on a series of south-dipping thrusts. Focal mechanisms for earthquakes near Bali are dominantly thrust sense on both the subduction interface and the system of thrust faults to the north.


1979 Bali earthquake, Tectonic setting
A previous earthquake of 6.5 Ms north of the Buleleng coast on 14 July 1976 caused 573 deaths on Bali and displaced a similar number of people.


1979 Bali earthquake, Earthquake
A previous shock of 6.2 Ms on 20 October affected Mataram, the capital of the neighboring island Lombok, and damaged hundreds of buildings on that island as well as many on Bali. Two people were killed, including a 3-year-old boy in Lombok and a pregnant mother at a hospital in Denpasar. The epicenter of the 20 October temblor was approximately 28 km (17 mi) north-northeast of the 17 December temblor.


1979 Bali earthquake, Earthquake
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the 18 December shock occurred 60 km (37 mi) east-northeast of Denpasar at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi). Initial reports by local observers suggested the epicenter may have been beneath the Mount Agung stratovolcano, however Indonesian authorities confirmed the location in the Lombok Strait. The shock was felt along the eastern coast of Lombok, although no significant damage was caused there.


1979 Bali earthquake, Earthquake
As the temblor occurred during the early hours of the morning, there was significant panic; residents are reported to have fled to open fields and beaches for the rest of the night.


1979 Bali earthquake, Damage
Eighty percent of the homes and other buildings in Karangasem Regency were reported to have been destroyed or damaged. Approximately eighty thousand homes were destroyed, as well as 40 Hindu temples, 17 markets, 8 schools, several mosques and a public hospital. The villages of Culik, Datah and Tisla were reportedly left uninhabitable due to catastrophic damage.


1979 Bali earthquake, Relief efforts
The Indonesian Army established eleven temporary barracks in the affected region to assist those displaced. The Governor's office delivered at least 25 tonnes of rice to the displaced residents.


1979 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 1979 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Dwight Wallace, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place out of ten teams in the conference. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.


1979 Ball State Cardinals football team
The team's statistical leaders included Dave Wilson with 1,452 passing yards, Mark Warlaumont with 713 rushing yards, Stevie Nelson with 487 receiving yards, and Mark Bornholdt with 114 points scored.


1979 Ballon d'Or
The 1979 Ballon d'Or,  given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the English Forward Kevin Keegan on 25 December 1979. There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.


1979 Baltimore Colts season
The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Under fifth-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts again finished with 5 wins and 11 losses, fifth in the AFC East division.


1979 Baltimore Colts season
With persistent shoulder problems, quarterback Bert Jones was sidelined; replaced by veteran Greg Landry, the Colts continued to struggle. Marchibroda was fired after the season in late December, and succeeded by Mike McCormack.


1979 Baltimore International
The 1979 Baltimore International, also known by its sponsored name First National Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Towson State College in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the eighth edition of the event and was held from January 15 through January 21, 1979. First-seeded Harold Solomon won the singles title.


1979 Baltimore International, Finals, Doubles
Marty Riessen /  Sherwood Stewart defeated  Anand Amritraj /  Cliff Drysdale 7–6, 6–4


1979 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1979 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The Orioles finished first in the American League East division of Major League Baseball with a record of 102 wins and 57 losses. They went on to defeat the California Angels in the 1979 American League Championship Series, 3 games to 1, before losing in the 1979 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Season overview
The 1979 season represents a turning point in Orioles history. Attendance was poor before it and terrific after it, steadily rising into the 1990s in a new ballpark at Camden Yards. Also, ownership changed hands in 1979, with a twelve-million-dollar sale marking the change from Jerry Hoffberger's Baltimore Baseball Group—a local, family-oriented operation—to Edward Bennett Williams, a powerhouse attorney from Washington, D.C. with ideas about moving the club to the nation's capital.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Season overview
Against the backdrop of noise and tension, the club played well, winning 102 games and the American League East title for the first time since 1974. The season was a return to glory days of the late '60s and early '70s under manager Earl Weaver, but this club was different in nature and spirit. Of note, Weaver used 140 different lineups during the regular season. The talent was not as dominant, but a blend of heart, skills, and original personalities produced a team as compelling and effective as any in Orioles history.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Season overview
Years later, it is still hard to say what happened in the summer of 1979, what caused Orioles games at Memorial Stadium to become more popular. It didn't hurt that pro football's Baltimore Colts, more popular for a long time, were coming apart under owner Robert Irsay; with the team losing and Irsay threatening to move, fans were abandoning the franchise and looking for an alternative. Another factor was a change in the Orioles' flagship radio station: After 22 years on WBAL, the games were now on WFBR, a smaller, hipper station with a younger audience.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, A new owner
The team had won 90 games and drawn 1.05 million fans in 1978, maintaining a depressing attendance level that hadn't changed in 25 years. With player salaries rising and profits falling, Hoffberger was under pressure from his family to sell. He announced in 1978 that he would entertain offers, and Williams's purchase was completed in August '79. The lawyer said he would move to Washington only if attendance continued to disappoint, although crowds had already begun to swell earlier in the season, before Williams laid down his challenge.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players
The '79 Orioles didn't have a high payroll, but they won with a blend of intelligence, strong fundamentals, and guile. An amalgam of All-Stars and role players who jelled under Weaver's forceful hand, they pitched well, made key plays in the field, hit in the clutch, came from behind, and won games in unusual ways. The phenomenon was given a nickname: "Oriole Magic".


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Offense
Those carrying the heaviest loads on offense were outfielder Ken Singleton, who had a career-best year with 35 homers and 111 RBIs and finished second in the American League MVP voting and first baseman Eddie Murray, who had 25 homers and 99 RBI.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Offense
Rich Dauer, Kiko Garcia, and Doug DeCinces filled out the infield, with Garcia, a farm-system product, taking over for aging Mark Belanger at shortstop. Al Bumbry batted leadoff, stole 37 bases, and ran down balls in center field. Rick Dempsey hit just .239, but his get-dirty style behind the plate made him a fan favorite.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Offense
Weaver's idea of platooning veteran John Lowenstein and rookie Gary Roenicke in left field was surprisingly successful. Roenicke, acquired in the Montreal deal, had 25 homers and 64 RBI in his first full season in the majors. Lowenstein, acquired from the Texas Rangers on waivers after the '78 season, added 11 homers and 34 RBIs.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Offense
Weaver also found places to plug in reserve outfielder Pat Kelly, who batted .288; pinch hitter deluxe Terry Crowley, who batted .317, and Benny Ayala, a reserve outfielder with a knack for extra-base hits. Lee May still received the majority of the designated hitter at-bats, producing 19 homers and 69 RBIs.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Pitching
Pitching was still the heart of the club. The Orioles had the AL's lowest team ERA (3.28, more than a half run lower than the next best team ERA) and limited opponents to a .241 average, the league's lowest by 12 points. The staff was led by Mike Flanagan, whose 23–9 record, 3.08 ERA, and 16 complete games earned him the AL Cy Young Award.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Pitching
After Flanagan, there was Dennis Martínez (15-16, 18 complete games), Scott McGregor (13-6), Steve Stone (11-7), and Jim Palmer (10-6), who was injured and failed to win 20 games for only the second time in the '70s. The bullpen, with Don Stanhouse, left-hander Tippy Martinez, and right-handers Tim Stoddard and Sammy Stewart, had 28 wins and 30 saves.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, The players, Pitching
Stanhouse, a closer acquired in a six-player deal with the Montreal Expos before the 1978 season, made the AL All-Star team despite a habit of narrowly escaping jams. Weaver nicknamed Stanhouse "Full Pack", as in the full pack of cigarettes Weaver nervously smoked to help him get through Stanhouse's appearances. Flanagan called Stanhouse "Stan the Man Unusual," a play on the nickname of Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Regular season, "Wild Bill"
In section 34 in the upper deck down the right-field line, a bearded cab driver named "Wild" Bill Hagy became the symbol of the awakening. He would rise from his seat, stand in front of his section, and spell out O-R-I-O-L-E-S with his body, twisting his arms and legs into recognizable facsimiles of the letters. When other, nearby sections joined in the cheer, it grew in popularity until the entire ballpark was following Hagy's lead, sending roaring cheers into the night.


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Baltimore Orioles season, Postseason, ALCS
The Orioles won the Series, 3 games to 1, over the California Angels.


1979 Baltimore mayoral election
The 1979 Baltimore mayoral election saw the reelection of William Donald Schaefer to a third consecutive term.


1979 Bandy World Championship
The 1979 Bandy World Championship was contested between four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 27 January-4 February 1979. Soviet Union became champions.


1979 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 51.3%. The Awami League became the main opposition party after winning 39 seats.


1979 Bangladeshi general election
With almost all parties participating, the elections were deemed credible by observers.


1979 Barcelona City Council election
The 1979 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1979 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 43 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.


1979 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly.


1979 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Barcelona and in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:


1979 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the eldest one would be elected.


1979 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1979 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held simultaneously with the general election on 3 May 1979. Following boundary changes that increased the number of wards by two to 22, with an additional 6 seats to 66 respectively), the entirety of the council was up for election. Labour retained control of the council.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1979 followed the system in place since 1978, except that players who appeared on fewer than 5% of BBWAA ballots would now no longer be eligible in future elections. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Willie Mays. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider older major league players as well as managers, umpires, executives, and figures from the Negro leagues. It selected Warren Giles and Hack Wilson.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August 5, 1979, with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn presiding. The annual Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition contest, was played the following day; this was the first time that the induction ceremony and game were held on different days.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1959 or later, but not after 1973; the ballot included players whose last appearance was in 1973. Originally a selection committee met and decided that only Willie Mays and Luis Aparicio were first year players deserving of being on the ballot, but after a protest by Milt Pappas, all eligible first-year candidates were placed on the ballot.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote. A new rule affecting candidate eligibility was put in place in 1979 placing importance on a candidate receiving 5% of votes. The thirty-one players affected by this rule who would not appear on the 1980 ballot are marked with an asterisk (*).


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. The ballot consisted of 54 players; a total of 432 ballots were cast, with 324 votes required for election. A total of 3,327 individual votes were cast, an average of 7.70 per ballot.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
Enos Slaughter and Bobby Thomson were on the ballot for the final time.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election
The newly-eligible players included 11 All-Stars, representing a total of 51 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 20-time All-Star Willie Mays and 10-time All-Star Luis Aparicio. The field included one MVP (Mays, who won twice), and four Rookies of the Year (Tommy Agee, Luis Aparicio, Frank Howard and Willie Mays). In addition, Willie Mays had 12 Gold Gloves at Outfield, tied for most all-time with Roberto Clemente, and Luis Aparicio had 9 Gold Gloves at Shortstop, the record at the time.


1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Tim Murnane (1851–1917) and Dick Young (1917–1987) received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring baseball writers. The awards were voted at the December 1978 meeting of the BBWAA, and included in the summer 1979 ceremonies.


1979 Basildon District Council election
The 1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.


1979 Basque Statute of Autonomy referendum
A referendum on the approval of the Basque Statute of Autonomy was held in the Basque Country on Thursday, 25 October 1979. Voters were asked whether they ratified a proposed Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country bill organizing the historical territories of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa into an autonomous community of Spain. The final draft of the bill had been approved by the Basque parliamentary assembly on 29 December 1978, but it required ratification through a binding referendum and its subsequent approval by the Spanish Cortes Generales, as established by Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.


1979 Basque Statute of Autonomy referendum
The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?" (Spanish: ¿Aprueba el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco?). The referendum resulted in 94.6% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 58.9%. Once approved, the bill was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes Generales, which accepted it on 29 November (in the Congress of Deputies) and 12 December (in the Spanish Senate), receiving royal assent on 18 December and published in the Official State Gazette on 22 December 1979.


1979 Basque Statute of Autonomy referendum, Results, Overall
Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?


1979 Basque foral elections
The 1979 Basque foral elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 228 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.


1979 Basque foral elections, Foral deputation control
The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.


1979 Bath City Council election
The 1979 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.


1979 Bath City Council election, Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1976, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1978 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.


1979 Bauchi State gubernatorial election
The 1979 Bauchi State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. NPN's Abubakar Tatari Ali won election for a first term to become Bauchi State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition in the contest.


1979 Bauchi State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Bauchi State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1979 Bauchi State gubernatorial election, Results
There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) to participate in the election. Tatari Ali of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.


1979 Baylor Bears football team
The 1979 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the regular season fourth in the Southwest Conference. A win over Clemson in the Peach Bowl capped the season.


1979 Baylor Bears football team, Game summaries, Peach Bowl
Freshman DB Kyle Woods, who injured his neck in preseason practice, spoke to the team before the game and was on the sidelines in wheelchair as team wore No. 23 towels as tribute.


1979 Baylor Bears football team, Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


1979 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1979 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1979 at Zolder. It was the sixth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.


1979 Belgian Grand Prix
The 70-lap race was won by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Scheckter collided with Clay Regazzoni's Williams-Ford on the second lap, but recovered to take his first victory of the season. Jacques Laffite finished second in a Ligier-Ford, having started from pole position, while Didier Pironi achieved his first podium finish with third in a Tyrrell-Ford.


1979 Belgian Grand Prix
The race also saw the first appearance of Alfa Romeo as a works team since 1951. Driving the Alfa Romeo 177, Bruno Giacomelli qualified 14th, ahead of both Renaults and both McLarens, before retiring following a collision with Elio de Angelis in the Shadow-Ford.


1979 Belgian International Championships
The 1979 Belgian International Championships was a men's tennis tournament staged at the Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium that was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 11 June until 17 June 1979. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and second-seeded Balázs Taróczy won the singles title.


1979 Belgian International Championships, Finals, Doubles
Billy Martin /  Peter McNamara defeated  Carlos Kirmayr /  Balázs Taróczy 5–7, 7–5, 6–4


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–1 July 1979 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
This race was notorious because the circuit of Spa had gotten a new layer of asphalt after the circuit's original length was reduced from 14.1 to 7 Kilometers, which was only finished two days before the start of the first free practices, which in turn caused a lot problems.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
The FIM had approved the new venue five weeks before the start of the grand prix, but when Kenny Roberts made a promotional visit to the track four weeks before the start of the race, he noted that the road surface did not have a top layer of asphalt and that no guard rails were placed yet.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
During the free practices and qualifying, many riders fell off their bikes as a result. It turned out that a tar truck had spilled so much tar that even one of the steamrollers had slipped off the track that week, and that too much oil was also processed into the asphalt. As a response, the Belgian Minister of Public Works Guy Mathot mobilised many people of the Belgian Civil defense to clean up the slippery surface with fire brigade, brush and sweeper trucks all through the night.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
This however, did not help and top riders such as Roberts, Sheene, Ferrari and Hartog negotiated with the organisation and the FIM whether they should or should not ride this grand prix. On Saturday evening, the drivers gave a press conference in which they announced that they had nothing against the organization or the FIM, but that the circuit was not safe enough because too much oil was processed in the asphalt.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
Eventually, all Factory teams boycotted the event after the Saturday qualifying due to the dangerous track conditions, which promptly enraged the tens of thousands of fans who already bought a ticket to see the race on Sunday. Once they found out about the decision, unrest and riots broke out. Angry fans tipped over cars and set them on fire, as well as the hay bales (which were lined up on the circuit as safety barriers for the riders) all through the night. Various fans had to be transported to the local hospital after various fights with the Belgian police had broken out.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Controversy
Jack Middelburg and Boet van Dulmen originally were going to start the race because they believed that a track is also slippery when it's wet and because they didn't want to disappoint the many fans who came to see the race live, but when Dutch supporters of Wil Hartog, due to a lack of solidarity, threatened that they would throw beer bottles on the track when they would pass by, they also boycotted the race. In the end, Dennis Ireland would go on to win his only Motorcycle Grand Prix due to all the top racers not starting the race.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Aftermath
After the race, the FIM initially suspended Kenny Roberts and Virginio Ferrari as the largest "rioters" and the Belgian Motorcyclist Association suspended four drivers, but the FIM Committee for Safety, Sports Coordination and Competitions converted the suspension into a conditional suspension and a fine and the BMB followed that example. After the training sessions of the next Grand Prix in Sweden, the drivers issued a communiqué in which it was first reported that the fine would not be paid. In addition, a number of requirements were set for the 1980 season:


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Aftermath
A few weeks later, 40 professional drivers, led by Kenny Roberts, presented a new organization and a new racing series: the "World Series of Motorcycle Racing". From the 1980 season onward the riders would not participate in any race organized by the FIM but only start in eight races with two classes: Formula 1 (500 cc) and Formula 2 (250 cc). The prize money was determined by the drivers.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Aftermath
The idea did not last long: within a few weeks, Yamaha announced that he would side the FIM and, if necessary, to let Freddie Spencer race as a substitute for Roberts, and Roberts himself began to get doubts after Giacomo Agostini talked to him. Hard words were spoken during a press conference by Barry Sheene, Kenny Roberts and manager Barry Coleman. Roberts would never drive in FIM-Grands Prix again and all drivers who had signed in Silverstone for the World Series would go to court if they would start in FIM races.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Aftermath
Those drivers were in turn tied to factory contracts and could be forced by the brands to drive for the FIM. At the beginning of the 1980 season it was already clear that the World Series could only be found under the umbrella of the FIM passage, and of course the FIM did not give permission. In a meeting, Wil Hartog was considered a coward because he did not want to sign for the World Series, but in the end Kenny Roberts, who was the instigator of all the fuss, had to bow his head. In fact, he even started at the Nürburgring in 1980, one of the circuits that had been deemed unsafe by the riders.


1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix, Aftermath
Furthermore, the problems with the asphalt persisted and the outcry of the disastrous 1979 race, prompted the FIM to switch the venue and race at the Circuit Zolder for the 1980 season. This however, was not a success and the chosen venue for the 1981 season was once again the Spa circuit.


1979 Belizean general election
General elections were held in Belize on 21 November 1979. The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party, which won 13 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 89.9%.


1979 Belizean general election, Background
The PUP went into the election with a 13–5 majority, having picked up a seat after the previous election when Toledo District Area Rep. Vicente Choco crossed the floor from the opposition United Democratic Party in 1975. The election results confirmed that 13-5 majority.


1979 Belizean general election, Background
In 1979, Belizeans were concerned about their progress toward independence and the Guatemalan claim to the colony. The UDP were not in favour of advancing on the former issue without a substantial settlement of the latter, and this led the PUP to turn the election into a sort of referendum on that question. By their turnout (a record high) and their support for the PUP, Belizeans made clear their preferences and set in motion the chain of events that would lead to independence in 1981.


1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election
The 1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. UPN's Ambrose Alli won election for a first term to become Bendel State's first executive governor leading and defeating main opposition in the contest.


1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Bendel State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election, Results
There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the elections. Ambrose Folorunsho Alli of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.


1979 Beninese parliamentary election
Elections for the National Revolutionary Assembly were held in Benin on 20 November 1979. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, with voters given the choice of approving the party's list of 336 candidates or not. The list was ultimately approved by 98.3% of voters, with an 80.6% turnout. Following the election, Mathieu Kérékou was elected President (unopposed) by the Assembly on 6 February 1980.


1979 Beninese parliamentary election, Assembly members
Rather than geographical constituencies, seats were divided up by professions.


1979 Benson & Hedges Championships
The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships, also known as the Wembley Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 13 November until 17 November 1979. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.


1979 Benson & Hedges Championships, Finals, Doubles
John McEnroe /  Peter Fleming defeated  Tomáš Šmíd /  Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eighth competition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Essex County Cricket Club.


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, Controversy
Going into the final round of matches in Group A, Somerset held a three-point lead over both Glamorgan and Worcestershire. Worcestershire were due to play Somerset at New Road while Glamorgan had an easy fixture against Minor Counties South at Watford.


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, Controversy
It was mathematically possible for both Glamorgan and Worcestershire to overhaul Somerset in the table, and qualify for the quarter-finals, if both teams won (leaving all three on nine points) and their bowling strike rates improved and Somerset's worsened. Bowling strike rate was used as a tie-breaker in the event of teams finishing level on points.


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, Controversy
In the match at Worcester, Somerset's captain Brian Rose won the toss and elected to bat. After one over, which yielded a no-ball, Rose declared, leaving Worcestershire a target of two which they knocked off in 10 balls. This left Somerset's strike rate intact. The action was in fact unnecessary as Glamorgan's match was washed out.


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, Controversy
Although Rose was condemned, there was nothing in the Rules against a declaration in limited overs cricket at the time. The action was, however, viewed as being against the spirit of the game. By a vote of 17-1 at a meeting on 1 June, the TCCB ejected Somerset from the Benson & Hedges Cup, their place in the quarter-finals being taken by Glamorgan.


1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, Fixtures and results, Group stage, Group A
1 Somerset were ejected from the competition for bringing the game into disrepute after they declared at 1/0 after one over in their match against Worcestershire in order to ensure that they could not be overtaken on strike-rate.


1979 Benue State gubernatorial election
The 1979 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. NPN's Aper Aku won election for a first term to become Benue State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition in the contest.


1979 Benue State gubernatorial election
Aper Aku emerged the NPN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election, after defeating Isaac Shaahu and George Atedze. His running mate was Isah Odoma.


1979 Benue State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Benue State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1979 Benue State gubernatorial election, Results
There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) which participated in the election. Aper Aku of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.


1979 Berlin Marathon
The 1979 Berlin Marathon was the 6th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, West Germany, held on 30 September. West Germany's Ingo Sensburg won the men's race in 2:21:09 hours, while the women's race was won by West Germany's Jutta von Haase in 3:07:07. A total of 222 runners finished the race, comprising 207 men and 15 women.


1979 Berlin Open
The 1979 Berlin Open, also known as the International Championships of Berlin, was a men's tennis tournament staged in Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 18 June until 24 June 1979. It was the fifth and last edition of the tournament. Sixth-seeded Peter McNamara won the singles title.


1979 Berlin Open, Finals, Doubles
Carlos Kirmayr /  Ivan Lendl and  Jorge Andrew /  Stanislav Birner 6–2, 6–1


1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1979 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.


1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.


1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament.


1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams beginning play in the initial quarterfinal round.


1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All first round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.


1979 Big League World Series
The 1979 Big League World Series took place from August 11–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. West Hempstead, New York defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.


1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the fourth edition of the tournament, held March 2–3 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.


1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Weber State defeated Northern Arizona in the championship game, 92–70, to clinch their second of three consecutive titles in the tournament. The Wildcats were in the first five finals, dropping the first two and winning the next three.


1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
First played in 1976, the Big Sky tournament had the same format for its first eight editions. The regular season champion hosted and only the top four teams from the standings took part, with seeding based on regular season conference records.


1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
In their last season in the conference, Gonzaga tied for fourth in the standings (7–7) but did not qualify; they lost their final game to Boise State in overtime and were on the short end of the tiebreaker with Montana for the fourth seed.


1979 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA Tournament
Weber State received an automatic bid to the expanded 40-team NCAA Tournament, where they were seeded seventh in the Midwest region, the first time the Big Sky representative was not in the West region. The Wildcats defeated New Mexico State in overtime in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, but were stopped by second-seeded Arkansas.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1979 Big Ten Conference football season was the 84th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team compiled an 11–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, lost to USC in the 1980 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls. Quarterback Art Schlichter led the team with 2,246 yards of total offense, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, and was selected as a first-team All-American by the NEA and The Sporting News. Offensive guard Ken Fritz was a consensus All-American. Earl Bruce, in his first year as head coach, was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Doug Donley led the Big Ten with 800 receiving yards, and Vlade Janakievski led the conference with 97 points scored. Defensive lineman Jim Laughlin was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Jim Young, finished in second place in the Big Ten, compiled a 10–2 record, defeated Tennessee in the 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, led the conference in both scoring offense (32.5 points per game) and scoring defense (10.5 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP and UPI polls. Quarterback Mark Hermann led the conference with 2,377 passing yards and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Tight end Dave Young was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bo Schembechler, compiled an 8–4 record, finished third in the Big Ten, lost to North Carolina in the 1979 Gator Bowl, and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP poll. Linebacker Ron Simpkins was selected as the team's most valuable player and as a consensus All-American. Defensive end Curtis Greer was also selected as a first-team All-American by multiple selectors. Butch Woolfolk ranked second in the Big Ten with 990 rushing yards.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
KeyAP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1979 seasonAP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1979 seasonPPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in boldPAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in boldMVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 8
On September 8, 1979, the Big Ten football teams played four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 15
On September 15, 1979, the Big Ten teams played one conference games and eight non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in four wins and four losses, giving the Big Ten a 6–4 record to that point in the season.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 22
On September 22, 1979, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in six wins and four losses. The results gave the Big Ten a 12–8 record to that point in the season


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 29
On September 29, 1979, the Big Ten teams played one conference game and eight non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in four wins and four losses, giving the Big Ten a 16–12 record to that point in the season.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 6
On October 6, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 13
On October 13, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 20
On October 20, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 27
On October 27, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 3
On November 3, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 10
On November 10, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 17
On November 17, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing yards
1. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (2,377)2. Mark Carlson, Minnesota (2,188)3. Tim Clifford, Indiana (2,078)4. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (1,816)5. John Wangler, Michigan (1,431)


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards
1. Dennis Mosley, Iowa (1,267)2. Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (990)3. Steve Smith, Michigan State (972)4. Calvin Murray, Ohio State (872)5. Garry White, Minnesota (861)


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Receiving yards
1. Doug Donley, Ohio State (800)2. Tom Stauss, Wisconsin (660)3. Todd Sheets, Northwestern (614)4. Doug Marsh, Michigan (612)5. Bart Burrell, Purdue (607)


1979 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Total offense
1. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (2,246)2. Tim Clifford, Indiana (2,158)3. Mark Carlson, Minnesota (2,149)4. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (2,094)5. John Wangler, Michigan (1,455)