* 1911 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Sam Atwell, Australian actor

* 1979 – Christine Smith, American model and actress

* 1979 – Lord Frederick Windsor, British financial analyst

* 1907 – Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Claire Danes, American actress

* 1979 – Jordan De Jong, American baseball player

* 1979 – Elena Grosheva, Russian gymnast

* 1979 – Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer

* 1979 – Jennifer Morrison, American actress and model

* 1979 – Paul Nicholls, English actor

* 1979 – Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer

* 1979 – Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer

* 1979 – A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British World War II admiral Louis Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland.

* 1886 – Rebecca Clarke, English composer and violist ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Giovanni Capitello, American actor and producer

* 1979 – Tian Liang, Chinese diver

* 1979 – Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist ( Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre )

* 1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor

* 1979 – Rusty Smith, American speed skater

* 1979 – Megumi Okina, Japanese actress and singer

* 1929 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player

* 1979 – Tony Stewart, American football player

Emlyn Williams was cast as Caligula in the never-completed 1937 film I, Claudius, and Courtney Love appeared as Caligula in a fake trailer for Gore Vidal's Caligula, ostensibly a remake of the 1979 film, but actually a parodic short film by conceptual artist Francesco Vezzoli.

* Secretary: Mario Pannunzio ( 1956 – 1959 ), Leopoldo Piccardi ( 1959 – 1962 ), Bruno Villabruna ( 1962 – 1963 ), Marco Pannella ( 1963 – 1967 ), Gianfranco Spadaccia ( 1967 – 1968 ), Mauro Mellini ( 1968 – 1969 ), Angiolo Bandinelli ( 1969 – 1970 ), Roberto Cicciomessere ( 1970 – 1971 ), Angiolo Bandinelli ( 1971 – 1973 ), Giulio Ercolessi ( 1973 – 1974 ), Gianfranco Spadaccia ( 1974 – 1976 ), Adelaide Aglietta ( 1976 – 1978 ), Jean Fabre ( 1978 – 1979 ), Giuseppe Rippa ( 1979 – 1980 ), Francesco Rutelli ( 1980 – 1981 ), Marco Pannella ( 1981 – 1983 ), Roberto Cicciomessere ( 1983 – 1984 ), Giovanni Negri ( 1984 – 1988 ), Sergio Stanzani ( 1988 – 1989 )

* Party Leader in the Chamber of Deputies: Marco Pannella ( 1976 – 1978 ), Emma Bonino ( 1978 ), Marco Mellini ( 1979 ), Marco Pannella ( 1979 ), Adelaide Aglietta ( 1979 – 1982 ), Emma Bonino ( 1982 – 1983 ), Marco Pannella ( 1983 – 1984 ), Roberto Cicciomessere ( 1984 ), Francesco Rutelli ( 1984 – 1988 ), Giuseppe Calderisi ( 1988 – 1992 ), Marco Pannella ( 1992 – 1994 )

* Secretary: Randolfo Pacciardi ( 1945 – 1949 ), Oronzo Reale ( 1949 – 1964 ), Oddo Biasini / Claudio Salmoni / Emanuele Terrana ( 1964 – 1965 ), Ugo La Malfa ( 1965 – 1975 ), Oddo Biasini ( 1975 – 1979 ), Giovanni Spadolini ( 1979 – 1987 ), Giorgio La Malfa ( 1987 – 1993 ), Giorgio Bogi ( 1993 – 1994 ), Giorgio La Malfa ( 1994 – 2001 ), Francesco Nucara ( 2001 – present )

* Party Leader in the Chamber of Deputies: Randolfo Pacciardi ( 1946 – 1947 ), Cipriano Facchinetti ( 1947 ), Cino Macrelli ( 1947 – 1948 ), unknown ( 1948 – 1953 ), Cino Macrelli ( 1953 – 1962 ), Oronzo Reale ( 1962 – 1963 ), Ugo La Malfa ( 1963 – 1973 ), Oronzo Reale ( 1973 – 1974 ), Oddo Biasini ( 1974 – 1979 ), Oscar Mammì ( 1979 – 1981 ), Adolfo Battaglia ( 1981 – 1987 ), Antonio Del Pennino ( 1987 – 1993 ), Giuseppe Galasso ( 1993 ), Alfredo Bianchini ( 1993 – 1994 ), Luciana Sbarbati ( 1994 – 2001 ), Giorgio La Malfa ( 2001 – 2006 ), Francesco Nucara ( 2006 – present )

In 1979, the book became the basis of a movie of the same name, directed by Francesco Rosi.

In 1979, the book was adapted into a film, directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Gian Maria Volonté as Carlo Levi.

Francesco Vigorelli, best known as Jake La Furia or Fame ( Milan, February 25, 1979 ), has been a member since 1999.

In 1979, his popularity was confirmed by the success of the Banana Republic tour and album together with singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori, his band, and his friend Ron.

* Banana Republic ( 1979, with Francesco De Gregori and Ron )

Among the many prestigious prizes won: David di Donatello Award for the movie “ Swept Away ” ( 1975 ), Nastro d ’ argento Award for the movie “ Salvatore Giuliano ” by Francesco Rosi ( 1963 ), Prix International Lumiere 1991, Anna Magnani Award 1975 and Vittorio De Sica Award 1979.

Piccioni won many prestigious prizes including the David di Donatello Award for the movie Swept Away ( 1975 ), Nastro d ’ argento Award for the movie Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi ( 1963 ), Prix International Lumière 1991, Anna Magnani Award 1975 and Vittorio De Sica Award 1979.

Bellotti first contested the Eastbourne seat at the 1979 general election, subsequently fighting Lewes in the 1983 and 1987 general elections under the Liberal banner.

In 1979, Bellotti served as offensive coordinator at Weber State University, returning to CSU-Hayward after just one season.

* 1979 – Marco Bonura, Italian footballer

* 1910 – Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer

* 1979 – Paolo Ginestra, Italian footballer

* 1979 – Nicola Campedelli, Italian footballer

* 1903 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer

* 1979 – Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver

* 1979 – Simone Cavalli, Italian footballer

* 1884 – Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Simone Puleo, Italian footballer

* 1979 – Christian Terlizzi, Italian footballer

* 1979 – Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player

This was one of several contributing factors in ending the covert relationship that the Italian Communist Party had with the KGB culminating with a total break in 1979.

Although there are many descriptions of people becoming dizzy and fainting while taking in Florentine art, especially at the Uffizi, dating from the early 19th century on, the syndrome was only named in 1979, when it was described by Italian psychiatrist Graziella Magherini, who observed and described more than 100 similar cases among tourists and visitors in Florence.

* 1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer

* December 3 – Nino Rota, Italian composer ( d. 1979 )

* February 26 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1979 )

He ran customer cars in Formula Two under various names from 1972 to 1979 — even briefly running a customer Formula One Ferrari 312T as Scuderia Everest in 1976 — before gaining financial backing from well known Italian motor racing patron Piero Mancini in 1979 to set up the Minardi racing team as a constructor.

With the demolition of the Masséna Casino in 1979, the Place Masséna became more spacious and less dense and is now bordered by red ochre buildings of Italian architecture.

If on a winter's night a traveler () is a 1979 novel by the Italian writer Italo Calvino.

Since 1979 Clarksburg has hosted the annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival held during Labor Day weekend.