1979 in England
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Events from 1979 in England
Events
- April 23 – Fighting breaks out in London between the Anti-Nazi League and the Metropolitan Police's Special Patrol Group; protester Blair Peach receives fatal injuries during the incident, now officially attributed to the SPG.
- May 8 – Ten shoppers die in a fire at the Woolworths department store in Manchester city centre in England.[1]
- December 4 – The Hastie fire in Kingston upon Hull, leads to the deaths of 3 boys and begins the hunt for Bruce George Peter Lee, the UK's most prolific killer.
Births
- 18 January – Katie Hooper, synchronised swimmer
- 20 March – Freema Agyeman, actress[2][3]
- 10 April – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, singer[4]
- 2 December – Gayle Adamson, synchronised swimmer