42 days before February 9, 1980
would be
December 29, 1979 (Saturday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 363
• Week number: 52
• Leap year: 1979 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for December 29, 1979 (Saturday)
• Sunrise time: 07:54 am
• Sunset time: 05:15 pm
• Day length: 09h 21m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for December 29, 1979 (Saturday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 87%
• Moon Age: 11.37 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
December 29, 1979 Holidays and National Days
December 29 in History
1170
Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II.
1981
President Ronald Reagan curtails Soviet trade in reprisal for its harsh policies on Poland.
1965
A Christmas truce is observed in Vietnam, while President Johnson tries to get the North Vietnamese to the bargaining table.
1956
President Dwight Eisenhower asks Congress for the authority to oppose Soviet aggression in the Middle East.
1948
Tito declares Yugoslavia will follow its own path to Communism.
1940
In a radio interview, President Roosevelt proclaims the United States to be the “arsenal of democracy.”
1940
London suffers its most devastating air raid when Germans firebomb the city on the evening of December 29.
1934
Japan formally denounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.
1926
Germany and Italy sign an arbitration treaty.
1921
Sears Roebuck president Julius Rosenwald pledges $20 million of his personal fortune to help Sears through hard times.
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