For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1979.

Events Edit

January Edit

• 16 January - Ted Cassidy dies.
• 25 January - Dick Crockett dies.
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture ends principal photography.
• Trek to Madworld by Stephen Goldin is published by Bantam Books.
• Gold Key TOS comic #59: "To Err Is Vulcan" is published.

February Edit

• 15 February - Kaj-Erik Eriksen is born.
• World Without End by Joe Haldeman is published by Bantam Books.
• Gold Key TOS comic #60: "The Empire Man" is published.

March Edit

• 19 March - Abby Brammell is born.
• 26 March - Lana Taylor is born.
• Gold Key TOS comic #61: "Operation Con Game" is published, marking the end of the series.
• The first Star Trek Annual, a collection of comic book stories is published by Western.

April Edit

• 12 April - Jennifer Morrison is born.
• 15 April - William Meader dies.

May Edit

• 29 May - Richard Lee Jackson is born.
• The Fate of the Phoenix by Sondra Marshak is published by Bantam Books.

June Edit

No events listed.

July Edit

No events listed.

August Edit

• 6 August - Drew Howerton is born.
• 9 August - Noel Manzano is born.

September Edit

• 9 September - Lukas Behnken is born.

October Edit

• 1 October - Publication of A Star Trek Catalog by Gerry Turnbull and Neil Applebaum from Ace Books.
• 8 October - Kristanna S. Loken is born.
• 12 October - Celia Lovsky dies.
• 15 October - Publication of Star Trek Speaks by Susan Sackett, Fred Goldstein and Stan Goldstein from Wallaby.
• 24 October - Michael Twombly is born.
• 28 October - David Narloch is born.

Publication of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Make-Your-Own Costume Book by Lynn Edelman Schnurnberger from Wallaby.

November Edit

• 1 November - Publication of The USS Enterprise Bridge Punch-Out Book by Tor Lokvig and Chuck Murphy from Wanderer Books.
• 2 November - Erika Flores is born.
• 30 November - Publication of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Peel-Off Graphics Book by Lee Cole from Wanderer Books.
• Devil World by Gordon Eklund is published by Bantam Books.
• Publication of The Star Trek Make-A-Game Book by Bruce Nash and Greg Nash from Wanderer Books.
• Publication of Shatner: Where No Man... - The Authorized Biography of William Shatner by William Shatner, Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath from Ace Books.

December Edit

• 2 December - First strip of the Called Home comic arc is published.
• 7 December - Star Trek: The Motion Picture, directed by Robert Wise, premieres in US theaters.
• 11 December - Jasmine Lliteras is born.
• 20 December - Star Trek: The Motion Picture released in the UK.
• 30 December - Gary Downey dies.
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Gene Roddenberry is published by Pocket Books.
• "Marvel Comics Super Special #15: Star Trek: The Motion Picture" by Marv Wolfman, Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson is published.

Unknown Edit

• Star Fleet Battles, a role-playing game from Task Force Games and the Amarillo Design Bureau, is first released. While authorized to use elements published by Franz Joseph Designs (such as the Star Fleet Technical Manual), this game is not allowed to refer to Star Trek or its main characters, or reference Trek events after the release of Star Trek: The Animated Series.
• Release of the Star Trek Game by Milton Bradley.
• Release of the Star Trek Game by Palitoy.
• Publication of Star Trek: The Motion Picture Iron-On Transfer Book by Wallaby.
• Publication of Dinosaur Planet book and record set by Peter Pan Records (#PR-45).
• Publication of The Robot Masters book and record set by Peter Pan Records (#PR-46).
• Publication of Star Trek, TV and Movie Tie-ins by James A. Lely from Creative Education.
• Alexandra Lydon is born.
• Reed is born.
• The 1979 Mighty TV Comic Annual is published, containing the Eleventh and final UK Annual Story.