Events in the year 1979 in Kerala.
Incumbents Governor of Kerala -
Jothi Venkatachalam
Chief ministers of Kerala –
P. K. Vasudevan Nair - till October C. H. Mohammed Koya - till December followed by President's rule
Events
16 April - P. K. Vasudevan Nair travels to Bombay to meet Vinoba Bhave and informs that Kerala will not impose Ban on Cow slaughter. 3 July - MV Kairali a ship owned by Kerala Shipping Corporation goes missing on its sail from Mormugao to Rostock with Iron ore. 2 October - Thiruvananthapuram railway division formed. 7 October - P. K. Vasudevan Nair submits resignation to Governor of Kerala following Indian National Congress (U) withdrawing its support to the government. 1 December - Koya ministry, the first Indian Union Muslim League led government in state resigns following Congress withdrawing support.
Dates unknown
Coalition fronts Left Democratic Front and United Democratic Front takes shape in state.
Birth
17 December - Indrajith Sukumaran, actor.
Deaths 7 July - C. Kesavan, Chief Minister of Travancore–Cochin (b.1891)
See also
History of Kerala 1979 in India
References