November 1979

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November 20, 1979: Extremists set fire to the holiest shrine in Islam, the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
November 4, 1979: Iranian students seize U.S. Embassy in Tehran, take diplomatic personnel hostage
November 28, 1979: Air New Zealand Flight 901, a sightseeing flight over Antarctica crashed into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board

The following events occurred in November 1979: