El 8 de mayo de 1979 fue un martes bajo el signo estelar de ♉. Era el día 127 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue Jimmy Carter.
Si naciste en este día, tienes 47 años. Su último cumpleaños fue el viernes, 8 de mayo de 2026, hace 50 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el sábado, 8 de mayo de 2027, en 314 días. Ha vivido durante 17.217 días, o aproximadamente 413.227 horas, o aproximadamente 24.793.633 minutos, o aproximadamente 1.487.617.980 segundos
Date: 08 May 1979
West German correspondent Mathais Scharler (Westdeutsche Allgemeine) says he was assaulted and robbed of about $900 after entering taxi outside central Moscow's Intourist Hotel (S)
Date: 09 May 1979
By ALJEAN HARMETZ Special to The New York Times
Aljean Special
ABC-TV vice pres Marvin Mord predicts that World News Tonight will become No. 1 news program, meeting with executives of affilate stations, Los Angeles (M)
Date: 09 May 1979
Nicaraguan Human Rights Commission charges that National Guardsmen killed 43 youths in Leon in Apr; report comes amid arrests of people opposed to Pres Anastasio Somoza and calls for strikes to end his family's rule; opposition leader Vilma Nunez de Escorcia, Conservative Party lawyer and former judge, is arrested on charges of having sheltered guerrillas (S)
Date: 08 May 1979
Israeli newspaper reports that about half of convicted Arab terrorists traded March 14 for Israeli Army reservist were gunmen serving life sentences (S)
Date: 09 May 1979
By CAROL LAWSON
Carol LAWSON
Tragedies/A Comedy (Play): Dick Van Dyke, who will star in play, int; por (S)
Date: 08 May 1979
By JAMES M. MARKHAM Special to The New York Times
analysis of increased fighting in Western Sahara; Moroccan King Hassan's adviser interprets stepped-up Polisario Front attacks as sign that 'hawks' have gained upper hand in Algeria; increased conflict has lead to serious talk of war between Algeria and Morocco (M)
Date: 08 May 1979
Ontario Securities Commissions says it has no objections to resumption of trading in Brascan Ltd shares on Toronto Stock Exchange (S)