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This week's news · 1979
El Salvador. The Salvadoran Civil War was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador that was backed by the United States, against the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, a coalition of left-wing guerrilla groups that was backed…
This long and violent struggle between the government and left-wing rebels devastated the country and became a focal point of Cold War tensions.
Famous birthdays: born on this date
Born 1979. Actor and filmmaker known for The Office and A Quiet Place
Born 1964. lawyer and politician who broke barriers as the first female vice president and ran innovative prosecution programmes in San Francisco and California
Born 1854. French poet who wrote A Season in Hell and Illuminations before he was 21, then gave up poetry to trade in Africa
From the archives: also on this date
1962. The Sino-Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo-China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962.
1827. The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence, in Navarino Bay, on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea.
1944. The Philippines campaign, codenamed Operation Musketeer I, II, and III, was the American, Filipino, Australian, and Mexican campaign to defeat and expel the Imperial Japanese forces occupying the Philippines during World War II.
Your day in numbers
Star sign
Libra
Air sign, ruled by Venus
Birthstone
Opal
The birthstone for October
UK Number 1 single
“Video Killed the Radio Star”
by The Buggles
World population
About 4.4 billion
People on Earth in 1979
The cost of living in Britain, 1979
Average house
£21,100
Typical UK home
Pint of beer
33p
In a UK pub
Loaf of bread
33p
Large white loaf
Average salary
£5,400
UK full-time, per year
Approximate UK averages at the time, in the money of the day.
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Last reviewed: October 2026