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Events in the year 1979 in the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

Governors

Governor of Anhui Province – Wan Li then Zhang Jingfu
Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan
Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping then Li Dengying
Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing then Xi Zhongxun
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 then Han Ningfu
Governor of Hunan Province – Mao Zhiyong then Sun Guozhi
Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Jiatun then Hui Yuyu
Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai
Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao
Governor of Liaoning Province – vacant
Governor of Qinghai Province – Tan Qilong 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 then Lu Dadong
Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui
Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tie Ying then Li Fengping

Events

January

January 1 — The United States broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
January - The One Child Policy is announced and implemented (est.)^[1]

February

February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.

March

March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to Zhuhai City.
March 14 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 260.

September

September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing

Births

January 13 – Yang Wei, Badminton player
February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress
February 17 – Xu Yunlong, footballer
March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast
March 14 – Gao Ling, 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, pair skater
August 27 – Tian Liang, diver
September 18 – Bobo Chan, Musical artist
October 5 – Gao Yuanyuan, actress and model
October 7 – Tang Wei, actress
December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer^[2]
December 24 – Pang Qing, figure skater
December 27 – Sa Dingding, folk singer and songwriter

Deaths

January 15 — Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897)
February 7
- Su Zhenhua, general and politician (b. 1912)
- Cui Wei, film director and actor (b. 1912)
March 7 — Lei Chen, Taiwanese politician and dissident (b. 1897)
March 12 — Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892)
March 30 — Tong Dizhou, embryologist (b. 1902)
May 27 — Yao Zhe, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1906)
June 30 — Zhou Shidi, general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1900)
July 1 — Huang Minlon, organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b. 1898)
July 4 — Lee Wai Tong, Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of FIFA (b. 1905)
August 1 — Li Ji, influential archaeologist (b. 1896)
August 14 — Wang Yun-wu, scholar of history and political science (b. 1888)
August 27 — Shi Jianqiao, assassin of the Warlord Sun Chuanfang (b. 1905)
September 25 — Zhou Libo, novelist and translator (b. 1908)
October 13 — Chang Kia-ngau, banker, politician and scholar (b. 1889)
December 3 — Zhang Guotao, revolutionary, founding member of the Chinese Communist Party and a rival to Mao Zedong (b. 1897)

References

^ Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine" ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8. (in French)
^ "Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[1] Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine" ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8. (in French)

[2] "Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

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+{{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive -->
 {{Year in China|1979}}
 Events in the year '''1979 in the [[People's Republic of China]]'''.
 == Incumbents ==
-* [[Chairman of the Communist Party of China]] – [[Hua Guofeng]]
+* [[Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party]] – [[Hua Guofeng]]
 * [[Premier of the People's Republic of China]] – [[Hua Guofeng]]
 * [[Chairman of the National People's Congress]] – [[Ye Jianying]]
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
 * [[Gansu|Governor of Gansu Province]] &ndash; [[Song Ping]] then [[Li Dengying]]
 * [[Politics of Guangdong|Governor of Guangdong Province]] &ndash; [[Wei Guoqing]] then [[Xi Zhongxun]]
-* [[Politics of Guizhou|Governor of Guizhou Province]] &ndash; [[Ma Li]] (until unknown)
+* [[Politics of Guizhou|Governor of Guizhou Province]] &ndash; [[Ma Li (politician)|Ma Li]] (until unknown)
 * [[Politics of Hebei|Governor of Hebei Province]] &ndash; [[Liu Zihou]]
-* [[Heilongjiang|Governor of Heilongjiang Province]] &ndash; [[Yang Yichen]] then [[Chen Lei (Heilongjiang)|Chen Lei]]
+* [[Heilongjiang|Governor of Heilongjiang Province]] &ndash; [[Yang Yichen (politician)|Yang Yichen]] then [[Chen Lei (Heilongjiang)|Chen Lei]]
-* [[Politics of Henan|Governor of Henan Province]] &ndash; [[Duan Junyi]] then [[Liu Jie]]
+* [[Politics of Henan|Governor of Henan Province]] &ndash; [[Duan Junyi]] then [[Liu Jie (politician, born 1915)|Liu Jie]]
 * [[Hubei|Governor of Hubei Province]] &ndash; [[Chen Pixian]] then [[Han Ningfu]]
 * [[Politics of Hunan|Governor of Hunan Province]] &ndash; [[Mao Zhiyong]] then [[Sun Guozhi]]
@@ Line 41: / Line 42: @@
 ===February===
 * February 17 – The [[People's Republic of China]] invades northern [[Vietnam]], launching the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]].
-* February 26 – The [[Chiang Kai-shek International Airport]] opens.<ref>{{cite book |title=International Notices to Airmen |year=1980 |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72ehOTR_8kUC&pg=RA10-PA30 |language=en}}</ref>
 ===March===
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 ==Births==
+* January 13 – [[Yang Wei (badminton)|Yang Wei]], Badminton player
 * February 9 – [[Zhang Ziyi]], film actress
+* February 17 – [[Xu Yunlong]], footballer
 * March 5 – [[Tang Gonghong]], Chinese weightlifter
 * March 12 – [[Liu Xuan (gymnast)|Liu Xuan]], Gymnast
+* March 14 – [[Gao Ling]], badminton player
+* May 15 – [[Li Yanfeng]], discus thrower
+* April 19 – [[Zhao Junzhe]], footballer
+* June 14 – [[Ma Ning (referee)|Ma Ning]], association football referee
+* June 20 – [[Li Yi (footballer)|Li Yi]], footballer
+* July 19 – [[Mo Huilan]], gymnast
+* August 15 – [[Tong Jian]], pair skater
 * August 27 – [[Tian Liang]], diver
+* September 18 – [[Bobo Chan]], Musical artist
-* December 10 – [[Yang Jianping]], archer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery {{!}} People's Republic of China |url=https://www.olympic.org/jianping-yang |website=International Olympic Committee |accessdate=3 July 2019 |language=en |date=18 June 2016}}</ref>
+* October 5 – [[Gao Yuanyuan]], actress and model
+* October 7 – [[Tang Wei]], actress
+* December 10 – [[Yang Jianping]], archer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery {{!}} People's Republic of China |url=https://www.olympic.org/jianping-yang |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=3 July 2019 |language=en |date=18 June 2016}}</ref>
+* December 24 – [[Pang Qing]], figure skater
+* December 27 – [[Sa Dingding]], folk singer and songwriter
 ==Deaths==
+*January 15 — [[Yang Zhongjian]], vertebrate paleontologist (b. [[1897 in China|1897]])
+*February 7
-* May 27 – [[Yao Zhe]], People's Liberation Army lieutenant general (b. [[1906 in China|1906]])
-* June 1 – [[Yang Zhongjian]], vertebrate paleontologist (b. [[1897 in China|1897]])
+**[[Su Zhenhua]], general and politician (b. [[1912 in China|1912]])
-* [[Zheng Xiaocang]], writer, translator, and educator (b. [[1892 in China|1892]])
+**[[Cui Wei (actor)|Cui Wei]], film director and actor (b. [[1912 in China|1912]])
+*March 7 — [[Lei Chen]], Taiwanese politician and dissident (b. [[1897 in China|1897]])
+*March 12 — [[Zheng Xiaocang]], writer, translator, and educator (b. [[1892 in China|1892]])
+*March 30 — [[Tong Dizhou]], embryologist (b. [[1902 in China|1902]])
+*May 27 — [[Yao Zhe]], lieutenant general of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (b. [[1906 in China|1906]])
+*June 30 — [[Zhou Shidi]], general of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (b. [[1900 in China|1900]])
+*July 1 — [[Huang Minlon]], organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b. [[1898 in China|1898]])
+*July 4 — [[Lee Wai Tong]], Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of [[FIFA]] (b. [[1905 in Hong Kong|1905]])
+*August 1 — [[Li Ji (archaeologist)|Li Ji]], influential archaeologist (b. [[1896 in China|1896]])
+*August 14 — [[Wang Yun-wu]], scholar of history and political science (b. [[1888 in China|1888]])
+*August 27 — [[Shi Jianqiao]], assassin of the Warlord [[Sun Chuanfang]] (b. [[1905 in China|1905]])
+*September 25 — [[Zhou Libo (writer)|Zhou Libo]], novelist and translator (b. [[1908 in China|1908]])
+*October 13 — [[Chang Kia-ngau]], banker, politician and scholar (b. [[1889 in China|1889]])
+*December 3 — [[Zhang Guotao]], revolutionary, founding member of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and a rival to [[Mao Zedong]] (b. [[1897 in China|1897]])
 == See also ==
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+{{Years in China}}
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