* 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 – Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist

* 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

* Joey Mercury ( born 1979 ) or Adam Birch, professional wrestler

* 1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler

* Joey: a Loving Portrait of Alfred Perlès Together With Some Bizarre Episodes Relating to the Opposite Sex, Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1979.

* Joey Image ( Joey Poole ) – drums ( 1978 – 1979 )

## how the song was released: Cyndi Grecco, Pratt & McClain, Joey Scarbury, David Naughton, and MFSB, for instance, were all technically one-hit wonders, but their hits were solely popularized by their use as themes to television shows ( Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, The Greatest American Hero, Makin ' It, and Soul Train respectively ), although Naughton's hit did also appear on the soundtrack to the film, Meatballs, from the same year the song was released ( 1979 ).

* Joey Image – drums ( 1979 session only )

* Sunnyside ( 1979 film ), starring Joey Travolta

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.

The first incarnation of the band was named Force and came together in 1979, in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, and was integrated by vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.

Strangely, the CD insert contains a picture of the 1979 lineup of the band with Bobby Steele and Joey Image, who didn't play on the album, instead of actual performers Doyle and Googy.

In 1979, at the age of 10, Ross landed the role of Joey in the classic comedy feature film Airplane!

Joey DiPaolo ( born September 5, 1979 ) is an American AIDS activist.

From 2001 to 2010 premier Williams held the seat, from 1971 to 1979 the seat was represented by premier, Frank Moores and from 1966 to 1971 the seat was held by Joey Smallwood.

Giuseppe Andrews ( born Joey Andrews ; April 25, 1979 ) is an American film actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Lex in the 1999 film Detroit Rock City, a bizarre sheriff's deputy in Cabin Fever ( 2002 ), a small role in Never Been Kissed ( 1999 ), as well as appearances in The Smashing Pumpkins videos " 1979 " and " Perfect ".

After many appearances on All in the Family until Reiner and Struthers left the series in 1978 ( by that time, Joey had been played most often by alternating twins Jason and Justin Draeger ), the Joey Stivic character next appeared on the All in the Family spin-off series ( some call it a continuation of the original ) Archie Bunker's Place in a guest appearance in the November 1979 episode " Thanksgiving Reunion.

* 1979 – Kyle Watson, American mixed martial artist

* 1979 – Kathryn Fiore, American actress

* 1979 – Corey Patterson, American baseball player

* 1912 – Ann Dvorak, American actress ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Barbara Luddy, American actress ( b. 1908 )

* 1979 – Jason Momoa, American actor

* 1911 – Nicholas Ray, American director and scenarist ( d. 1979 )

* 1979 – Rashard Lewis, American basketball player

* 1979 – Sean Costello, American singer and musician ( d. 2008 )

* 1979 – Carl Edwards, American race car driver

* 1979 – D. J. Houlton, American baseball player

* 1979 – Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and musician ( Relient K and Ace Troubleshooter )

* 1979 – Kelis, American singer-songwriter

* 1979 – Deanna Nolan, American basketball player

* 1979 – Jesse Carmichael, American musician ( Maroon 5 )

* 1979 – Ruth Riley, American basketball player