What Happened on March 26, 1979

Historical Events

Sports History

41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Indiana State, 75-64; marks start of rivalry between future Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; highest-rated game in history of televised college basketball

Treaty of Interest

Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.

President of Egypt and Nobel Laureate Anwar Sadat

Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game winning streak
MLB San Diego Padres & San Francisco Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it
OPEC makes full 14.5% oil price increase for 1979 effective on April 1

Events in 1979

Famous Birthdays

Heidi Zeigler, American child actress (Just the 10 of Us - "Sherry"), born in Lansing, Michigan
Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist (Spiral), born in Hamamatsu, Japan
Pierre Womé, Cameroonian soccer left back who played 68 internationals; Bologna, Werder Bremen, 1. FC Köln, Lucchese, born in Douala, Cameroon

Born in 1979