Deaths on March 25

Akinoumi Setsuo

Died on March 25, 1979

Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (b. 1914)

Akinoumi Setsuo (Japanese: 安藝ノ海節男, Hepburn: Akinoumi Setsuo, May 30, 1914 – March 25, 1979), born Nagata Setsuo (永田節男), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hiroshima. He was the sport's 37th yokozuna.

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Events on 1979

1 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
11 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
16 Mar

People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
15 Jul

Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
16 Dec

OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.

Deaths on March 25

Akinoumi Setsuo

Died on March 25, 1979

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Events on 1979

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Ruhollah Khomeini

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Malaise speech

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