What day of the week was January 1, 1979?

The day of the week January 1st, 1979 fell on was a Monday. Last day of Hanukkah for Jewish people.

Brody Dalle the Australian- American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Distillers Spinnerette) was born on 01 January in 1979. As was Koichi Domoto the Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KinKi Kids) , Fadi El Khatib the Lebanese basketball player , Kathryn Thomas the Irish television presenter .

Formal diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States.