Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC   

Feb 07   On this day in history colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

Feb 07   On this day in history faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur   

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns on this day in history.   

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   Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1979 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 09   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 09   On this day in history beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"   

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 in the year 1979.   

Feb 10   "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

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

Feb 13   Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm in the year 1979.   

Feb 14   On this day in history adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered   

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

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

Feb 15   Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.   

Feb 16   George Harrison releases "Blow Away" in the year 1979.   

Feb 16   In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

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   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 09   In the year 1979 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

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)