1979

The following events occurred in the year 1979:

Events

 * Professor Sybill Trelawney tells Albus Dumbledore the prophecy concerning Harry Potter and Tom Marvolo Riddle.
 * Newt Scamander is awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class.
 * 1 April: Caractacus Phelps exploded eight hundred Stink Pellets by dropping them en-masse from the roof of the Daily Prophet building in Diagon Alley. The resultant gas cloud caused untold discomfort throughout London and approximately five-hundred cases of 'Stinkitus' were reported. The non-magical authorities explained the stinking cloud away as an unpleasant emission from a nearby factory.
 * 1 September: Gwenog Jones starts at Hogwarts and becomes a favourite of Horace Slughorn.

Individuals that started at Hogwarts

 * Gwenog Jones

Births

 * Katie Bell (presumed )
 * Eddie Carmichael (presumed)
 * Cho Chang (presumed)
 * Cormac McLaggen (presumed)
 * 19 September: Hermione Granger

Deaths

 * Orion Black
 * Regulus Black