Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   In the year 1979 air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257   

Nov 30   Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1979 ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)   

Dec 02   On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

Dec 04   Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 in the year 1979.   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

Dec 10   In the year 1979 ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

Dec 11   In the year 1979 claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66   

Dec 12   Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe in the year 1979.   

Dec 13   Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   On this day in history world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages   

Dec 17   Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   On this day in history driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.   

Dec 18   Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) in the year 1979.   

Dec 19   The Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding in the year 1979.   

Dec 21   Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 21   Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game in the year 1979.   

Dec 22   On this day in history darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

Dec 24   1st Ariane-rocket launched in the year 1979.   

Dec 24   In the year 1979 dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82   

Dec 25   Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   On this day in history "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

Dec 27   On this day in history hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

Dec 27   Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 russia invades Afghanistan   

Dec 27   Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on this day in history.   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

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