Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto   

Feb 07   On this day in history "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC   

Feb 07   Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   Neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years) in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1979 nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82   

Feb 08   In the year 1979 the Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk   

Feb 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special   

Feb 09   Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" in the year 1979.   

Feb 09   C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.   

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.   

Feb 10   "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   On this day in history emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation   

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances in the year 1979.   

Feb 12   Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Feb 13   In the year 1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

Feb 13   On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

Feb 13   Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

Feb 15   On this day in history temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 16   In the year 1979 george Harrison releases "Blow Away"   

Feb 16   On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

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

Apr 28   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

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

May 19   On this day in history 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   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.   

Jan 11   In the year 1979 jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63   

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

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.