Page 13: Historical Events In 1979

Sep 02   Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 in the year 1979.   

Sep 03   On this day in history hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000   

Sep 04   In the year 1979 jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76   

Sep 05   Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma in the year 1979.   

Sep 06   Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1979.   

Sep 07   5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, NY in the year 1979.   

Sep 07   In the year 1979 eSPN makes its cable-TV broadcast debut.   

Sep 08   Jean Seberg, actress (Breathless, Airport), commits suicide at 40 in the year 1979.   

Sep 09   On this day in history at age 16, Tracy Austin becomes the youngest player ever to win the US Open women's tennis title.   

Sep 09   John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, for the US Open Tennis title in the year 1979.   

Sep 09   On this day in history sid Bernstein offers $« billion for a Beatle reunion   

Sep 09   Solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1979.   

Sep 09   Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1979 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed   

Sep 10   In the year 1979 agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56   

Sep 10   In the year 1979 london talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open   

Sep 12   Denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history south Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr)   

Sep 14   Raymond Loucheur, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.   

Sep 14   On this day in history theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC & back to Yates Center, Ks   

Sep 15   Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed in the year 1979.   

Sep 17   Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect in the year 1979.   

Sep 18   Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1979 steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge   

Sep 19   Robert is born on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Bloodless coup in Central African Rep overthrows Emperor Bokassa I in the year 1979.   

Sep 20   In the year 1979 ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician, dies at 83   

Sep 21   John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73 in the year 1979.   

Sep 23   Catherine Lacey, actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75 in the year 1979.   

Sep 23   On this day in history jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC   

Sep 24   CompuServe system started on this day in history.   

Sep 26   1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million in the year 1979.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 21   In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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

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

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

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 07   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

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

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)