Historical Events
6th American Music Awards
6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
- LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham
- Record blizzard strikes the US midwest killing over 100
Famous Birthdays
- Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer, born in Szczecin, Poland
- Jenny Schmidgall, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Famous Weddings
Jean Shrimpton
English model Jean Shrimpton marries Michael Cox
Died in 1979 1979 Highlights
About January 12, 1979
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 45 years, 3 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
#1 Song: Y.M.C.A. - Village People
