| Millennium: | 2nd Millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th cent. – 20th cent. – 21st cent. |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s – 1970s – 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1976 1977 1978 – 1979 – 1980 1981 1982 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1979 MCMLXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2732 |
| Armenian calendar | 1428 ԹՎ ՌՆԻԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6729 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 135–136 |
| Bengali calendar | 1386 |
| Berber calendar | 2929 |
| British Regnal year | 27 Eliz. 2 – 28 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2523 |
| Burmese calendar | 1341 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7487–7488 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 4675 or 4615 — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 4676 or 4616 |
| Coptic calendar | 1695–1696 |
| Discordian calendar | 3145 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1971–1972 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5739–5740 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2035–2036 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1900–1901 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5079–5080 |
| Holocene calendar | 11979 |
| Igbo calendar | 979–980 |
| Iranian calendar | 1357–1358 |
| Islamic calendar | 1399–1400 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 54 (昭和５４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1910–1912 |
| Juche calendar | 68 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4312 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 68 民國68年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 511 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2522 |
| Unix time | 283996800–315532799 |
The year 1979 BC
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