7. мај 1979. је био понедељак под знаком звездице ♉. Био је 126 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Jimmy Carter.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 47 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био четвртак, 7. мај 2026., пре 50 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је петак, 7. мај 2027., за 314 дана. Живели сте 17.217 дана, или око 413.230 сати, или око 24.793.824 минута, или око 1.487.629.440 секунди.
Date: 08 May 1979
West German correspondent Mathais Scharler (Westdeutsche Allgemeine) says he was assaulted and robbed of about $900 after entering taxi outside central Moscow's Intourist Hotel (S)
Date: 07 May 1979
news division establishes fellowship program at Columbia University in memory of late senior producer David W Jayne 3d (S)
Date: 07 May 1979
J. GARDNER CROWELLMARSHALL D. SHULMANEDWARD F. KUNINDAVID V. BECKER, M.D.HERBERT B. LARNERSTANLEY I. STUBERJOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
J. CROWELLMARSHALL
Edward F Kunin lr holds Supreme Court's judgment in case of Col Anthony Herbert was disaster and portends outcome of prior-restraint case being fought by Progressive magazine; holds Court will decide to limit freedom in order to protect it
Date: 07 May 1979
Lou Calvano wins Long Island Marathon (S)
Date: 07 May 1979
Prakash Koirala, leader of banned Congress Party and son of former Prime Min B P Koirala, accuses police of killing some 25 people in 10 days of demonstrations against King Birendra; says hundreds of party supporters have been arrested; warns situation is worsening (S)
Date: 08 May 1979
Israeli newspaper reports that about half of convicted Arab terrorists traded March 14 for Israeli Army reservist were gunmen serving life sentences (S)
Date: 08 May 1979
By JAMES M. MARKHAM Special to The New York Times
analysis of increased fighting in Western Sahara; Moroccan King Hassan's adviser interprets stepped-up Polisario Front attacks as sign that 'hawks' have gained upper hand in Algeria; increased conflict has lead to serious talk of war between Algeria and Morocco (M)
Date: 08 May 1979
Ontario Securities Commissions says it has no objections to resumption of trading in Brascan Ltd shares on Toronto Stock Exchange (S)