1979

The year 1979 started on Monday, January 1, and ended on Monday, December 31. From that year until the year 1999, Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune. Also, on Monday, December 31, a leap second was inserted.

Calendar with holidays
Holidays:
 * New Year's Day: Monday, January 1
 * Epiphany: Saturday, January 6
 * Super Bowl Sunday: Sunday, January 21
 * Groundhog Day: Friday, February 2
 * Lincoln's Birthday: Monday, February 12
 * Valentine's Day: Wednesday, February 14
 * Washington's Birthday: Monday, February 19
 * Mardi Gras: Tuesday, February 27
 * Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 28
 * Saint Patrick's Day: Saturday, March 17
 * April Fools' Day: Sunday, April 1
 * Palm Sunday: Sunday, April 8
 * Good Friday: Friday, April 13
 * Easter: Sunday, April 15
 * Earth Day: Sunday, April 22
 * Daylight Saving Time Starts (clocks spring forward): Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 3:00 AM
 * Cinco de Mayo: Saturday, May 5
 * Mother's Day: Sunday, May 13
 * Armed Forces Day: Saturday, May 19
 * Memorial Day: Monday, May 28
 * Flag Day: Thursday, June 14
 * Father's Day: Sunday, June 17
 * Juneteenth: Tuesday, June 19
 * Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4
 * Labor Day: Monday, September 3
 * National Grandparents' Day: Sunday, September 9
 * Citizenship Day: Monday, September 17
 * Columbus Day: Monday, October 8
 * Sweetest Day: Saturday, October 20
 * Daylight Saving Time Ends (clocks fall back): Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 1:00 AM
 * Halloween: Wednesday, October 31
 * Election Day: Tuesday, November 6
 * Veterans Day: Sunday, November 11
 * Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 22
 * Black Friday: Friday, November 23
 * Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Friday, December 7
 * Christmas Eve: Monday, December 24
 * Christmas: Tuesday, December 25
 * Kwanzaa: Wednesday, December 26, 1979, to Tuesday, January 1, 1980
 * New Year's Eve: Monday, December 31