Page 10: Historical Events In 1979

Jun 14   On this day in history rock group "Little Feat" disbands   

Jun 15   Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1979.   

Jun 15   The first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds in the year 1979.   

Jun 16   On this day in history ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62   

Jun 16   In the year 1979 carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit   

Jun 16   In the year 1979 h-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275   

Jun 17   In the year 1979 lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58   

Jun 21   On this day in history julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49   

Jun 22   Emory Parnell, St Paul Minn, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia"   

Jun 23   In the year 1979 the rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona"   

Jun 26   On this day in history charles Clore, financier, dies   

Jun 28   Paul Dessau, German composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Jun 29   Ben Barnett, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies in the year 1979.   

Jun 30   Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72 in the year 1979.   

Jun 30   On this day in history johnny Rotten &Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury   

Jul 01   On this day in history richard Ward, actor (Beacon Hill), dies at 64   

Jul 01   In the year 1979 stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow   

Jul 04   In Eastern China a 5.4 quake was centered about 225 kilometers southwest of Shanghai in the Liyang area. At least 41 people were reported killed, more than 2,000 were injured on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 in the year 1979.   

Jul 06   Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   D P Conyngham, cricketer (one Test for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1979 michael Wilding, actor (Waterloo, Zarakm Naked Edge), dies   

Jul 08   In the year 1979 voyager 2 takes first ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14)   

Jul 09   On this day in history betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53   

Jul 09   Dr Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab in the year 1979.   

Jul 09   Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter in the year 1979.   

Jul 10   On this day in history arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra died   

Jul 10   Arthur Fiedler, orch leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history debris from the US Skylab space station fall on Australia   

Jul 11   US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates in the year 1979.   

Jul 12   "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Tigers in the year 1979.   

Jul 12   In the year 1979 kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69   

Jul 12   Kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Is) gains independence from Britain in the year 1979.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

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   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1979.   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.