** Elena Sanz de Limantour ( 1922 – 1979 ), married in 1949 to Robert Borgs, and had issue:

** National Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from United Kingdom in 1979.

** 1977 – 1979 Golden Eagle

** 1979 Silver Anniversary CJ-5 Limited Edition ( estimated 1, 000 built )

** 1977 – 1979 Jeep Golden Eagle

** 1977 – 1979 Golden Eagle

** Aaliyah, R & B singer and actress ( b. 1979 )

** Soviet war in Afghanistan ( 1979 – 1989 )-Although taking place almost entirely throughout the 1980s, the war officially started on December 27, 1979.

** Josef Mengele, German Nazi war criminal ( d. 1979 )

** Darla Hood, American actress ( d. 1979 )

** Alfred Deller, English countertenor ( d. 1979 )

** Barbara Hutton, American socialite ( d. 1979 )

** Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, Pakistani journalist, theologian, and philosopher ( d. 1979 )

** Lazar Lagin, Soviet writer ( d. 1979 )

** John Wayne, American actor ( d. 1979 )

** S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author ( d. 1979 )

** Hope Summers, American actress ( d. 1979 )

** Leonide Massine, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer ( d. 1979 )

** Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan and Prime Minister of Pakistan ( d. 1979 )

** Paul Popenoe, American eugenicist ( d. 1979 )

** Ivon Hitchens, English painter ( d. 1979 )

** Gali Atari and Milk and Honey win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 for Israel, with the song Hallelujah.

** Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0. 16 seconds, the closest finish to that date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps.

** Jordi Bonet, Canadian artist ( d. 1979 )

** Jennifer Rachel Landon, born 1983, a Daytime Emmy-winning actress ( played Gwen Norbeck Munson on As the World Turns )

** ABC Daytime Press

** ( 1978 ) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for Another World ( nominated )

** ( 1986 ) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Contribution by an Actor / Actress to the Form of Continuing Drama who is currently on a Daytime Serial for Another World ( winner )

** ( 1980 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 1981 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 1991 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 1993 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 1994 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 2001 ) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

** ( 1990 ) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime

** ( 1992 ) Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime

** WCNN's Daytime Signal Coverage Map according to Radio-Locator. com

** 1989 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 1990 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 1991 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 1992 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 1999 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 2000 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 2005 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 2007 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless ( Nominated )

** 2008 — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series-The Young and the Restless