Guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 27 August 1979. It took place on 27 August 1979 in what is now the United Kingdom. The setting was Narrow Water Castle. It was part of The Troubles. Those involved included the Provisional Irish Republican Army and British Army. About 19 people died. Some 7 were injured.
Before and after
- 11 June 1979Death of John Wayne
- 18 June 1979Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
- 28 June 1979Establishment of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
- 8 July 1979Discovery of Adrastea
- 27 August 1979Warrenpoint ambush
- from 15 October 1979 to 16 January 1992Salvadoran Civil War
- 4 November 1979Iran hostage crisis
- 18 December 1979Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- from 25 December 1979 to 15 February 1989Soviet-Afghan War
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