January 8th (1979) was a Monday. It's the 7th day of the year (8th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th January, 1979
» The Whiddy Island Disaster known as tanker 'Betelgeuse' explodes in Bantry Bay, Ireland.
Famous Birthdays on January 8 in 1979
» Torry Castellano, American drummer (The Donnas)
» Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
» Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
» Sarah Polley, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
» Tomasz Schafernaker, Polish-English meteorologist
» Seol Ki-Hyeon, South Korean footballer
» Mirella van Melis, Dutch cyclist
January 8th Famous Deaths for 1979
» Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter and harp player (Carter Family) (b. 1898)
January 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of Saints or Feast Day:
» Abo of Tiflis
» Apollinaris Claudius
» Gudula
» Lawrence Giustiniani
» Lucian of Beauvais
» Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Bon Secours) (Roman Catholic Church)