Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 in the year 1979.   

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

Nov 30   On this day in history ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)   

Dec 02   In the year 1979 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   On this day in history christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

Dec 03   In the year 1979 eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.   

Dec 04   Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 09   In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

Dec 10   On this day in history ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

Dec 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

Dec 14   Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies on this day in history.   

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

Dec 15   In the year 1979 deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages   

Dec 17   In the year 1979 budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)   

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   On this day in history gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game   

Dec 22   In the year 1979 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

Dec 24   In the year 1979 1st Ariane-rocket launched   

Dec 24   On this day in history dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82   

Dec 25   On this day in history joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

Dec 27   "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV in the year 1979.   

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

Dec 27   On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

Dec 27   On this day in history russia invades Afghanistan   

Dec 27   Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown 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   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

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

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)