Historical Events In 1979

Jan 01   International Year of the Child begins in the year 1979.   

Jan 01   In the year 1979 uS & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

Jan 02   In the year 1979 sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.   

Jan 04   An out-of-court settlement awards $675,000 to the victims of the Kent State massacre of 1970 (made famous by the CSNY song Ohio) in the year 1979.   

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 05   On this day in history jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56.   

Jan 07   Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

Jan 08   512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history argentina & Chile sign Beagle Canal accord   

Jan 08   Today Show gets a new theme song in the year 1979.   

Jan 08   Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge & occupy Phnom Penh in the year 1979.   

Jan 09   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 09   In the year 1979 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin   

Jan 09   K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses in the year 1979.   

Jan 10   Entertainer of the Year Awards in the year 1979.   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   6th American Music Award Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Los Angeles's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham in the year 1979.   

Jan 12   Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam   

Jan 13   On this day in history donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 13   In the year 1979 yMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song   

Jan 14   President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday in the year 1979.   

Jan 16   Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt on this day in history.   

Jan 16   The ruler of Iran, the Shah, leaves his country in the year 1979.   

Jan 17   Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran in the year 1979.   

Jan 17   In the year 1979 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

Jan 18   On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82   

Jan 19   John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)