1979

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Monday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Has part: December 1979
Followed by: 1980
Follows: 1978

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Commons category: 1979
topic's main category: Category:1979
point in time: 1979-01-01
Commons gallery: 1979
has list: list of state leaders in 1979
related category: Category:1979-related lists
category for births in this time period: Category:1979 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1979 deaths

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1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.

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