Events in the year 1979 in the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Incumbents

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party The chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会主席, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí) was the party leader, leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The ...

–

Hua Guofeng Hua Guofeng (born Su Zhu (); 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008) was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the 2nd premier of China. The designated successor of Mao Zedong, Hua held the top offices of t ...

Premier of the People's Republic of China The premier of China, officially the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is the head of government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and leader of the State Council. This post was established in 1911 near the e ...

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* Chairman of the National People's Congress –

Ye Jianying Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang ...

Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the leader of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which is a political advisory body in th ...

–

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...

Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within the State Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position superior to that of ministers, commission dir ...

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Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province –

Wan Li Wan Li (December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peo ...

then

Zhang Jingfu Zhang Jingfu or Zhang Jinfu (; 6 June 1914 – 31 July 2015) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor and Communist Party Secretary of Anhui province, Minister of Finance, and State Councilor of the 5th and 6th ...

* Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan * Governor of Gansu Province –

Song Ping Song Ping (; born 24 April 1917) is a Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communist revolutionary and a retired high-ranking politician. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Song is considered the only ...

then Li Dengying * Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing then

Xi Zhongxun Xi Zhongxun ( Chinese: 习仲勋; pinyin: ''Xí Zhòngxūn;'' 15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who played a significant role in the history of the People's Republic of China. He served ...

* Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li (until unknown) * Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yang Yichen then Chen Lei * Governor of Henan Province – Duan Junyi then Liu Jie * Governor of Hubei Province –

Chen Pixian Chen Pixian (; March 20, 1916 – August 23, 1995) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. He served in several prominent roles, including party chief of Shanghai and party chief of Hubei province. He was purged at the beginnin ...

then Han Ningfu * Governor of Hunan Province –

Mao Zhiyong Mao Zhiyong (; November 1929 – 4 March 2019) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Yueyang, Hunan. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary (1977–1988), governor (1977–1979) and Chinese People's Political Con ...

then

Sun Guozhi Sun Guozhi (; January 1917 – April 21, 2005) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Laiyuan County, Hebei. He was People's Congress Chairman of both his home province and Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, ...

* Governor of Jiangsu Province –

Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathizing ...

then Hui Yuyu * Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai * Governor of Jilin Province –

Wang Enmao Wang Enmao ( zh, 王恩茂) (May 19, 1913 – April 12, 2001) was a People's Liberation Army lieutenant general and a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province. He was twice Chinese Communist Party Co ...

* Governor of Liaoning Province – vacant * Governor of Qinghai Province –

Tan Qilong Tan Qilong (; 3 January 1913 – 22 January 2003) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. Over his long career, he served as the Communist Party Chief, and the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), S ...

then Zhang Guosheng * Governor of Shaanxi Province – Wang Renzhong then Yu Mingtao * Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing then Su Yiran * Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Qian then Luo Guibo * Governor of Sichuan Province –

Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang; pronounced (17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He served as the 3rd premier of China from 1980 to 1987, as vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1982, and as the CCP general ...

then

Lu Dadong Lu Dadong (; 1915 – 28 August 1998) was a communist revolutionary and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Communist Party Chief of Chongqing city and Governor of Sichuan province. Biography Lu Dadong was a native of Gua ...

* Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui * Governor of Zhejiang Province –

Tie Ying Tie Ying (; 1916 – February 6, 2009) was a Chinese politician and People's Liberation Army major general. He was born in Nanle County, Henan Province. He was Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Zhejiang ) , translit_lang1_type2 = ...

then Li Fengping

Events

January

* January 1 — The

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established

diplomatic relations Diplomacy is the communication by representatives of state, intergovernmental, or non-governmental institutions intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern Diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...

with the

. * January - The

One Child Policy The one-child policy ( zh, c=一孩政策, p=yī hái zhèngcè) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child. The progr ...

is announced and implemented (est.)

February

* February 17 – The

invades northern

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

, launching the

Sino-Vietnamese War The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by other names) was a brief conflict that occurred in early 1979 between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive ostensibly in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978, whi ...

March

* March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to

Zhuhai Zhuhai; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Jyūhói''; Chinese postal romanization, also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern ...

City. * March 14 – In

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, a

Hawker Siddeley Trident The Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (originally the de Havilland DH.121 and briefly the Airco DH.121) is a British airliner produced by Hawker Siddeley. In 1957, de Havilland proposed its DH.121 trijet design to a British European Airways (BEA ...

crashes into a factory near

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, killing at least 260.

September

*September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in

Beihai Park Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous histo ...

, Beijing

Births

* January 13 – Yang Wei, Badminton player * February 9 –

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979), sometimes credited Ziyi Zhang, is a Chinese actress, known for playing independent and strong-willed characters. Born and raised in Beijing, Zhang was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1996. Th ...

, film actress * February 17 – Xu Yunlong, footballer * March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter * March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast * March 14 –

Gao Ling Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton ...

, badminton player * May 15 – Li Yanfeng, discus thrower * April 19 – Zhao Junzhe, footballer * June 14 – Ma Ning, association football referee * June 20 – Li Yi, footballer * July 19 – Mo Huilan, gymnast * August 15 –

Tong Jian Tong Jian (; born August 15, 1979, in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (2002, 2004, ...

, pair skater * August 27 –

Tian Liang Tian Liang ( zh, c=田亮, p=Tián Liàng; born August 27, 1979) is a Chinese actor and former diving (sport), diver. Diving career Tian won gold in the 10 m platform event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In the Summer Olympics 2004, he won th ...

, diver * September 18 –

Bobo Chan Bobo Chan Man-woon (, born 18 September 1979) is a former Hong Kong singer and model. She was also an actress in several film and TV-series. Life and career Bobo's first film role was in 1999's ''Tempting Heart''. In 2001, she debut her first CD, ...

, Musical artist * October 5 –

Gao Yuanyuan Gao Yuanyuan ( zh, s= 高圆圆, p=Gāo yuányuán, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She gained attention in 2000 for appearing in a commercial for Qingzui (Clear Mouth) lozenges, earning her the nickname "Clear-Mouth Girl." She ...

, actress and model * October 7 – Tang Wei, actress * December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer * December 24 –

Pang Qing Pang Qing (; born December 24, 1979, in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (20 ...

, figure skater * December 27 –

Sa Dingding Sa Dingding (, born Zhou Peng () on 27 December 1983) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter. She is of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and sings in languages including Mandarin Chinese, English, Standard Tibetan, as well as an imaginary ...

, folk singer and songwriter

Deaths

*January 15 —

Yang Zhongjian Yang Zhongjian, also Yang Chung-chien (; 1 June 1897 – 15 January 1979), courtesy name Keqiang (), also known as C.C. (Chung Chien) Young, was a Chinese paleontologist and zoologist. He was one of China's foremost vertebrate paleontologists. ...

, vertebrate paleontologist (b.

1897 Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...

) *February 7 **

Su Zhenhua Su Zhenhua (; June 2, 1912 – February 7, 1979), born Su Qisheng (蘇七生), was a Chinese Communist general and politician. He fought for the Communists in the Chinese civil war. After the founding of the People's Republic, Su became an admir ...

, general and politician (b.

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

) ** Cui Wei, film director and actor (b.

) *March 7 —

Lei Chen Lei Chen (; 8 July 1897 – 7 March 1979) was a Chinese people, Chinese politician and dissident who was the early leading figure in the movement to bring fuller democracy to the government of the Republic of China. Born in Zhejiang in 1897, Le ...

, Taiwanese politician and dissident (b.

) *March 12 — Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b.

1892 In Samoa, this was the only leap year spanned to 367 days as July 4 repeated. This means that the International Date Line was drawn from the east of the country to go west. Events January * January 1 – Ellis Island begins processing imm ...

) *March 30 — Tong Dizhou, embryologist (b.

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's ...

) *May 27 — Yao Zhe, lieutenant general of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

(b.

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

) *June 30 — Zhou Shidi, general of the

(b.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

) *July 1 —

Huang Minlon Huang Minlon, Huang-Minlon, or Huang Minglong (; 3 July 1898 – 1 July 1979) was a Chinese organic chemistry, organic chemist and Medication, pharmaceutical scientist. Huang is considered a pioneer and founder of Pharmaceutical industry in China ...

, organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b.

1898 Events January * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queen ...

) *July 4 —

Lee Wai Tong Lee Wai Tong (; 16 October 1905 – 4 July 1979) was a Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach, and former Vice President of FIFA. He is often regarded as the greatest Chinese footballer, due to his accomplis ...

, Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of

FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...

(b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) *August 1 — Li Ji, influential archaeologist (b.

1896 Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...

) *August 14 —

Wang Yun-wu Wang Yun-wu (; ; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979) was an influential Chinese publisher, politician, and scholar of history and political science. He invented the ''Shih Chiao Hao Ma'', a method of Chinese lexicography also sometimes referred t ...

, scholar of history and political science (b. 1888) *August 27 —

Shi Jianqiao Shi Jianqiao (, 1905 or 1906 – 27 August 1979) was the daughter of the Chinese military officer Shi Congbin, whose killing she avenged by assassinating the former warlord Sun Chuanfang. The revenge killing and the legal proceedings that foll ...

, assassin of the Warlord

Sun Chuanfang Sun Chuanfang () (April 17, 1885 – November 13, 1935) was a Chinese warlord in the Zhili clique and protégé of the "Jade Marshal" Wu Peifu. Early life and education Sun Chuanfang was born in Licheng District, Jinan, Licheng, Shandong ...

(b.

) *September 25 — Zhou Libo, novelist and translator (b.

1908 This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January ...

) *October 13 — Chang Kia-ngau, banker, politician and scholar (b.

1889 Events January * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...

) *December 3 —

Zhang Guotao Zhang Guotao (November 26, 1897 – December 3, 1979) was a Chinese revolutionary who was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and rival to Mao Zedong. During the 1920s he studied in the Soviet Union and became a key contact ...

, revolutionary, founding member of the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

and a rival to

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...

(b.

)

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