1979

== Events ==
* Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen becomes president of the LEGO Company.
* Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, second child of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, is born.
*The first Minifigure compatible vehicle sets are released - made possible by the the introduction of the vehicle chassis base (4212b) part.
* LEGO Singapore is established.
* The early blue Train System track, introduced in 1966, is discontinued in most markets although it continues in some other countries (such as the United Kingdom and North America) into the 1980 season.
* The 1x2 cone brick is introduced.
* LEGO Space is voted "European Toy of the Year 1979" at the Nuremberg Toy Fair.
* Jens Nygaard Knudsen is promoted to chief designer for The LEGO Group.
* The Kløvermarken factory gets a massive expansion.
== Themes introduced or discontinued ==
== Sets introduced ==
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Category:1979
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