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Historical events from year 1979. Learn about 665 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1979 or search by date or keyword. Discover what happened in this year with historyâ€™s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

On january 25, 1979, robert williams became the first known human being killed by a robot. He was an american factory worker at the ford motor company flat rock casting plant in michigan. In 1979, the united states officially severed diplomatic ties with the republic of china (taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in u. s. Foreign policy, turning to view the people's republic of â€¦